Ying Li, Head of People Analytics at PepsiCo, discusses leveraging AI to build skills-based organizations. She emphasizes the importance of accurate skills assessment, skills agility, and using analytics to make strategic talent decisions such as hiring, retention, and reskilling.
Oct 7
5 Ways to Build a Workplace People Don’t Want to Leave
What if the strongest workplace culture is not built through expensive perks, but through the everyday systems that make people feel seen, supported and able to grow?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Laura Lawson, Chief People Officer at United Wholesale ... Show More
38m 1s
Oct 5
How to Move From AI Pilots to Real Business Impact
What if the biggest mistake companies are making with AI is trying to improve individual tasks instead of redesigning the entire process?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Bruno Da Sola, Group Chief People Officer at Inetum, to explore what changed when th ... Show More
37m 21s
Sep 28
How to Shape Workplace Culture in 2027
How Endeavor Health Is Building One Culture Across Four Health SystemsIn this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Dianna Sparacino, MBA, SPHR, Chief People Officer at Endeavor Health , to explore how the organisation is bringing multiple healthcare institutions tog ... Show More
38m 45s
May 2025
The New Rules of Career Growth: What Talent Leaders Need to Know
With an overwhelming abundance of skilling content and the rise of AI in talent development, what does effective employee support look like today—and what should organizations focus on? In this episode of the Talent Development Leader podcast, Lindsay Witcher, Global Leader at Ra ... Show More
22m 39s
Oct 2024
Building a Skills-Based Organization with Paul Kent
In this special mini-episode of Leading Up, host Kelly Schwarze highlights key takeaways from the Udemy Forward 2024 virtual event. This episode features advice from Paul Kent, the senior L&D manager at PepsiCo, about how best to leverage skills-based practices to boost employee ... Show More
11m 6s
Jul 2025
Avoiding Random Acts of AI: A CHRO’s Take on HR Innovation
In this episode of People and Strategy, Kathleen Pearson, CHRO at McDermott Will & Emery, shares AI use cases for HR professionals. Pearson shares her unique career journey from marketing to HR leadership, offers her three pillars for building high-performing teams, and shares ho ... Show More
29m 21s
Nov 2025
A Practical Path from Roles to Skills for AI-Ready Teams - with Trish Vassar of Coca-Cola
Today's guest is Trish Vassar, Vice President of Global Learning & Development, who brings over 20 years of experience in talent management, learning, and leadership development. She joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore how enterprise leaders can shift from t ... Show More
22m 7s