I’ve interviewed hundreds of modern HR practitioners over the years. They all have unique approaches and perspectives, but also share some common views and thinking about what’s led them to success. I wanted to distill those traits and couple them with my own career experience and learning to build tangible advice on building a great career in HR, people operations, talent, recruiting, or whatever discipline you choose to pursue. This podcast was adapted from an extract from my upcoming Redefining HR book ©2021 and reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd.

Welcome to Season 5 of Redefining HR! I’m thrilled to kick off this season with my good friend and the author of the newly released book, Betting on You, Laurie Ruettimann. Laurie has been one of the leading voices in HR for years. In this episode, we go behind the scenes on the writing process for Betting on You and discuss getting fired, that night in Tijuana, the best career advice she’s ever received, and much more.

In this finale of season four, Lars breaks down some of his personal highlights of the season and previews what to expect in season five.

In today’s episode of Redefining HR, Box Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Communities Tiffany Stevenson discusses her role leading inclusion efforts across Box. We dig into some of the following topics. How her work leading inclusion and communities intersect The importance of self-care for DEI leaders Moments vs. movements in the struggle for social justice How HR leaders can navigate these political times Supporting culture in distributed teams

In this episode I sit down with Virta Health VP People & Places to discuss her career and some of the topics below: How her experience in academia shaped her views as an operator What her job as Chief of Staff at Yahoo! entailed, and how it prepared her to run the function Her experience returning from maternity leave four months into a global pandemic How they’re finding ways to connect with employees and build culture Blending virtual and IRL employee experiences

In this episode, I sit down with Coda Cofounder & CEO Shishir Mehrotra to discuss his career journey that led him to launch Coda and his thoughts on a range of topics including: Why he cofounded Coda Eigenquestions The “Big pond, small pond” approach to career development What he looks for in his people executives Remote/distributed work Rethinking performance and growth measures

In today’s episode, I sit down with Rippleworks Chief People Person Sung Hae Kim to discuss her career in HR, joining a new role leading the people function at the beginning of a pandemic, and how to have constructive feedback discussions with remote employees. In this episode, you’ll learn: What it was like starting a new role as a global pandemic blew up How she gauged how to make organizational decisions as a brand new leader Practices for supporting culture and connection in distributed teams The risks of radical candor when so many of our employees are distributed How can feedback build or break psychological safety How she coaches leaders to provide feedback in a way that builds up their employees

In this episode, I sit down with Bayer SVP HR Innovations Melissa Harper to learn more about how they approach agile HR and people practices at scale. In this episode, you’ll learn: What drew Melissa to HR The size and structure of Bayer’s HR team Why the SVP HR Innovations role was created, and what her scope is How she prioritizes innovation projects to pursue Where her project ideas come from  Her favorite projects she’s launched Future projects she’s exploring How she stays on top of trends and developments in the space How Covid-19 is a catalyst for redesigning work at Bayer

In this episode, I sit down with Shopify Chief Talent Officer Brittany Forsyth to discuss her experience scaling Shopify from employee #22 to 5,000+. In this episode, you’ll learn: Traits that allowed Brittany to grow from an office manager right out of University to running the people function for a 5,000+ public company How her personal experience with growth mindset is infused into how Shopify hires An inside look at how their new “digital by default” model came together The HR and people team implications of shifting from colocation to distributed How it will impact the design of her people team Advice for people and business leaders who are shifting to remote

In this episode, I sit down with JUST EAST Chief People Officer Mira Magecha to discuss her career, including what it’s like to move into the Chief People Officer role from within. In this episode, you’ll learn: What drew Mira to HR How management consulting at Cap Gemini shaped her views on the field How moving into the CPO role from within helped and hurt her ability to drive change How she manages to avoid burnout How shifting to remote impacts culture Why she’s excited about a new platform she’s advising, Unibeez, and what this means for the students