Laila Gillies, Head of HR at Hiscox, shares her 16-year journey in HR leadership and the lessons learned from driving transformation, fostering employee growth, and integrating empathy into leadership. She discusses upskilling employees for a rapidly changing world, balancing accountability with compassion, and creating engaging wellness programs that impact ... Show More
Mar 10
How to Protect Culture During Rapid Growth
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Andre Heinz, Chief People and Culture Officer at Celonis, to unpack what HR leadership really looks like inside a company scaling at rocket speed.Andre explains why growth has no mercy in fast scaling organizations, and ... Show More
45m 49s
Feb 24
How Much Can You Really Save with AI in HR?
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Carlo Steenvoorden, EVP HR People Services, Analytics & HR AI at KPN, to unpack how a 100+ year old telecom company is moving from legacy HR systems to a fully conversational AI powered employee experience.Carlo explains ... Show More
14m 28s
Feb 10
The #1 Skills Mistake That Slows Big Companies Down
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Ilja Bitterling, VP Skills Intelligence & Performance Management at Deutsche Telekom, to unpack how large organizations can finally make skills data usable, trusted, and decision ready.Ilja explains why skills intelligen ... Show More
13m 15s
Aug 2021
HR Happy Hour 495 - HR’s Strategic Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
HR Happy Hour Episode 495 - HR's Strategic Priorities for 2021 and Beyond
Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane
Guest: Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner of Future Workplace
This episode of the HR Happy Hour is brought to you by Paychex, one of the leading providers of HR, p ... Show More
38m 37s
Oct 2025
Behind the Scenes of HR: Burnout, Balance, and Belonging
Behind the Scenes of HR: Burnout, Balance, and BelongingHosts: Mervyn DinnenGuest: Ryan Tahmassebi, People Science Director at Workbuzz SummaryIn this episode of the HR Means Business podcast, host Mervyn Dinnen chats with Ryan Tahmassebi about the latest research on employee wel ... Show More
32m 20s
Jul 2025
HR Works Podcast: Scaling Empathy—A People Leader’s Approach (Part 2)
Welcome back to HR Works! In part two of this episode, we continue our conversation on what it means to run a successful, rapidly growing business with a truly human touch. Kyla Hanaway-Quinlan, Chief Operating Officer and Head of People at Feast & Fettle, returns to discuss her ... Show More
16m 20s
Aug 2025
Communicating HR’s Value Through Data
In this episode of People and Strategy at SHRM25 in San Diego, Thanh Giddarie, director of HR for MIT Health at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses how organizations can leverage data to communicate the value of HR. Giddarie shares her journey from marketing to H ... Show More
24m 39s
Aug 2024
From “Gardener” to “Goat”: 5 Leadership Lessons to Take Your Business to The Next Level
Ralph and Lauren dive into the critical role of leadership in business success, sharing their experiences from the Elite Leadership Summit in Park City, Utah. From the adrenaline of mountain biking mishaps to the insightful strategies discussed at the conference, they explore the ... Show More
48m 12s
Feb 2025
When Hiring, Emphasize Skills Over Degrees
The best leaders know that a person’s skillset and their willingness to learn are more important than the degree they have. Ginni Rometty, former Chair and CEO of IBM, understands this deeply. She spearheaded a company-wide shift to skills-based hiring and development during her ... Show More
31m 36s