Sara Dionne is the VP of Learning and Development at Comcast. In an organization with over 80,000 employees with diverse backgrounds, skills, and roles, learning plays a critical role in enabling employees to effectively do their jobs today as well as position themselves for success in growing the business in the future.During our conversation, Sara spoke about her team’s efforts to develop a comprehensive and tailored learning strategy that prioritizes personalization and experiential learning to help make employees successful.  Sara also spoke about how Comcast is thinking about skills, and how they are using skills within the organization's efforts for employee learning and development.Sara also spoke about how she, as a learning leader, works with her partners in the process of rolling out programs related to skills and learning to different parts of the organization, as well as how leaders should and can embrace building a culture of continuous learning and growth.LinksSara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-dionne-73998b4/LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2024: https://learning.linkedin.com/resources/workplace-learning-report

Kim Lear is The Founder of InLay Insights, a keynote speaker, consultant, and expert on generational research. Over the past 15+ years, Kim has studied, researched and advised on topics related to generations and the implications for culture, society and the workplace. During our conversation, Kim spoke about the challenges and opportunities with understanding generational data, and how it can be effectively used to build better workplaces. Kim also shared her thoughts and observations on the changing role of the employee-employer contract, remote work, as well as some of her own findings from her own studies of Gen Z workers from the past few years. Links:Website: https://inlayinsights.com/Substack: https://kimlear.substack.com/

Dr. Jessica Kriegel is an author, speaker, and the Chief Scientist at CulturePartners. Through her research background, her work at CulturePartners and in speaking with many workplace experts on her podcast, Jessica has a keen understanding of workplace culture in what it is, and how it’s shifting in today’s world of work. During our conversation, Jessica spoke about what she’s seeing in trends in workplace culture, as well as the role of culture in remote, hybrid and in person settings. Jessica also spoke about some of the ways in which we can approach managing and collaboration across generations in the workplace, and how she sees the social contract of work evolving and shifting.Links:Jessica’s Website: https://www.jessicakriegel.com/Culture Leaders Podcast: https://www.jessicakriegel.com/podcast/

Ashley Herd is the CEO and Founder of The Manager Method and a Co-Host of the HR Besties Podcast. A former lawyer turned HR leader, Ashley now runs a training company focused on developing effective managers and creating helpful content through multiple channels that is helpful toward managers in today’s workplace. During our conversation, Ashley spoke about her journey to founding The Manager Method, as well as some of her own management experiences that helped shaped her abilities to do this work. Ashley also shared some of what she observes are the common challenges we face in preparing managers to manage, the most common questions she gets in her DMs and her own thoughts on how we can better develop and grow managers to be effective in today’s workplaceLinksManager Method; https://www.managermethod.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyherd/Podcast: https://www.hrbesties.com/

Carina Cortez is the Chief People Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand. Throughout her career as a People and HR leader, Carina has been an advocate and supporter of career development and mobility programs throughout her career. During our conversation, Carina spoke about what she’s seeing with how career development is changing and why it is a business imperative to invest in career development and talent mobility strategies today. Carina also spoke about examples of programs that she has run and she has seen work well inside organizations, the challenges that sometimes get in the way, as well as the importance and critical role that people manager’s play in fostering career development for employees inside organizations.Links:Carina’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinacortez/

Andre’ Martin is the author of Wrong Fit Right Fit, Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever. As a former talent and learning Executive at companies like Nike and Google, Andre’ has spent a lot of time thinking about how to help employees unleash their talent and abilities within their roles to do their best work. During our conversation, Andre’ spoke about the state of the workplace today, and why he thinks that while companies want to hire great talent and everyone wants a great job, we sometimes miss the mark in matching people to the right roles. Andre’ also spoke about the importance of when searching or evaluating a potential opportunity, the importance of learning on how work gets done, and what companies can do to be more effective and transparent so they can hire the right people for fit for the right jobs.LinksWebsite: https://www.wrongfitrightfit.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/docmartinpdx/

Rob Sadow is the Co-Founder and CEO of Scoop Technologies, a software company that helps organizations use data and insights to build workplace strategies. With a vast array of data and insights, Rob and his team have a keen pulse on the state of the workplace, and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. During our conversation, Rob spoke to us about some of the insights and trends they’ve collected at Scoop through their own data and analysis as well as Rob’s own conversations with leaders who are developing workplace policies and strategies. Rob also spoke about topics related to the workplace that don’t always make the headlines, the changing nature of how employees’ view their relationship with work, and the importance of leaders focusing on outcomes.Links:Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-sadow/Websites:Scoop: https://www.scoopforwork.com/Flex Index: https://flex.scoopforwork.comNewsletter: https://flexindex.substack.com/Q1 Report: https://flexindex.substack.com/p/surprising-new-data-on-employee-sentiment

We're Live From Transform in Las Vegas!This episode features Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at WorkWeek, Author of the I Hate it Here Newsletter, and Founder of the Safe Space Community. During our conversation, Hebba spoke about Gen Z in the Workplace, trends she's observing from HR professionals, and the evolving nature of the employee-employee contract.- Hebba's Newsletter: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/- Hebba's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef/- Transform: https://transform.us/- The Safe Space Community: https://workweek.com/i-hate-it-here/community/safe-space/

We're Live at the Transform Conference in Las Vegas!This episode features Becky McCullough, Vice President, Global Recruiting & Talent Development at Hubspot. During our conversation, Becky spoke about how Hubspot, a longtime pioneer in the culture movement, thinks about culture in today's workplace, and what are doing to bring their culture to life inside their organization. Links:- Transform: https://transform.us/- Becky's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckymccullough/

We're Live at the Transform Conference in Las Vegas!This episode features Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password.  During our conversation, we spoke to Katya about the topic of mutual mentorship, and how it creates opportunities for learning, growth and development for all employeesLinks- Katya's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katya-laviolette-6907b726/- Transform: https://transform.us/

Scott Mautz is a keynote speaker, researcher and author of the book Leading From The Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. Drawing on his research on middle managers and his work as a keynote speaker, Scott makes the case for why middle managers are more important than ever, but are still overlooked and underinvested in, despite their importance and value delivered inside organizations. During our conversation, Scott spoke about how middle managers have become even more critical as a result of how the world of work has changed and evolved since the pandemic. Scott also shared how the best middle managers manage the complexity of the role, so that they can lead from the middle in today’s world of work.LinksScott’s Website: https://scottmautz.com/Scott’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmautz/

Joel Constable is a Director of Talent Development at Intuit, where he leads a portfolio of talent and leadership development offerings. Throughout his career, Joel has always been curious and interested in the intersection of culture, leadership development and driving lasting behavioral change from leadership programs.During our conversation, Joel spoke about some of the common challenges with leadership development programs, and how he and his team have taken those into account as they’ve developed leadership programs at Intuit.Joel also spoke about the culture at Intuit and the culture informs and drives leadership behaviors as Intuit, and finally, Joel also spoke in depth about how he has been able to partner with leaders at Intuit into helping create leadership development programs that behavioral change and business impact.LinksJoel’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jconst/HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2023/08/dont-let-your-companys-culture-stifle-leadership-development  Fast Company Article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90913039/the-one-thing-that-sets-great-leaders-apart

JP Elliott is a People and Talent Leader, and the Host of the Future of HR Podcast. With a career spanning 2 decades of talent and HR leadership roles, JP has both passion and expertise in understanding how talent plays a critical role in business strategy and value creation within an organization. During our conversation, JP spoke about his perspectives on the importance and opportunities in using talent in a strategic way in today’s world of work. JP also shared his perspective on key talent foundations and his own experiences around talent philosophies, investing in critical roles, and the importance of investing in high performers and high potential talent. JP also shared some of his own lessons and learnings from speaking with dozens of senior HR and people leaders on his own podcast, and his own advice on how HR leaders can lead in shaping the future of work.LinksJP’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpelliottphd/JP’s Podcast: https://www.futureofhr.com/

Dr. Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson are Leadership Coaches and Co-Hosts of The Inside Job Podcast. As coaches and podcast hosts,  Nayla and Eric spend their days helping people navigate the complexities of work, leadership and life, and provide their clients and listeners with tools, support and coaching to explore the intersection of creating healthy, self-directed, and sustainable work and careers. During our conversation, Eric and Nayla spoke about the changes they are seeing in work and the workplace, and how this has impacted employees in how they think about their relationships with work and their peers. We also spoke about the role that managers and leaders play in helping their employees develop and grow, and what Eric and Nayla think leaders can and should do, to create a better world of work for their people.Links:Dr. Nayla Bahri - Leadership & Career Coach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naylabahri/ Eric Johnson - Leadership and Career Coach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisericjohnson/The Inside Job Podcast: https://www.insidejobthepodcast.com/

In this episode, we spoke with Andrea MacKechnie, a leader in talent and leadership development. With a track record of leading talent and leadership teams, Andrea has a keen sense of how the workplace is changing, and the role that talent development plays in unlocking the potential and performance of people. During our conversation, Andrea spoke about her thoughts on how the workplace is changing with the shift to remote and hybrid work, and how investments in programs around what she calls cognitive apprenticeship as well as manager development can help organizations build cultures where people can thrive.Links:Andrea’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mackechnie-a9157032/BCG & Employee Retention: https://www.bcg.com/press/18december2023-employees-move-on-from-current-jobsMcKinsey and Career Development: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-great-attrition-is-making-hiring-harder-are-you-searching-the-right-talent-pools

Hillary Miller is the Chief Learning Officer at Penn State Health. In her role as the Chief Learning Officer, Hillary is focused on driving employee retention and career development for the organization. During our conversation, Hillary spoke about some of the strategic approaches that she and her team have taken around focusing on employee retention to deliver a great experience both for employees as well as for patients of the hospital. Hillary also spoke about the organization’s strategy and philosophy around career development, and some of the tools and programs they have put in place to help employees at Penn State Health build their own careers inside of the organization.LinksHillary’s Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillarybmiller/

Herminia Ibarra is a Professor at London Business School, and the author of Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Herminia's book came out over 20+ years ago, and helped pioneer a new way of thinking about career reinvention, and since then, has gone on to help and inspire many professionals looking to transition into new careers by tapping into their multiple selves. It was recently updated, and the second edition was published in the fall of 2023.During our conversation, Herminia spoke about what’s changed in the workplace and how we think about career reinvention since she first published her book in 2003, as well as what still remains. She also shared her perspective on why career reinvention is so hard, why we expect more out of our work and our careers, and how using exploration and experimentation can help us iterate, reinvent and evolve amidst a changing world of work.Links:Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herminia-ibarra-4455411a/ Herminia’s Book: https://herminiaibarra.com/working-identity-book/

Rodney Evans is a Partner at The Ready, a future of work consulting firm, as well as the Co-Host of the Podcast Brave New Work. After working as a leader in HR for over a decade, Rodney has been advising organizations to think and work in new ways to adapt to a complex and ever changing world of work.During our conversation, Rodney spoke about some of the challenges organizations are facing both today and how new ways of thinking and working around HR can help us create a better world of work. She also shared some of her thoughts around how leaders and organizations that want to create a better world of work, can get started today.Links:Website: https://www.theready.com/Podcast: https://www.theready.com/podcastRodey Evans: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodneyeevans/

Cali Williams Yost is the Founder and CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group. With over three decades of experience advising companies on flexible work strategies, Cali has a keen understanding of how flexible work fuels high performing organizations. During our conversation, Cali spoke about some of the current challenges and bright spots with flexible work policies, the importance of training managers and leaders to work in flexible ways, and some of the latest research she and her team have uncovered in building high performing, flexible organizations.Links:Recent Research: https://flexstrategygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-research-snapshot.pdf Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caliwilliamsyost/Website: https://flexstrategygroup.com/

Note: This is a replay of a popular episode of Season 2 From The Edge of Work with Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer at Udemy, and Author of Reculturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success.An experienced executive in learning and people, Melissa has been a student and practitioner of culture and has seen and led cultural transformations at leading companies including Adobe and Twitter. But while designing a great culture is a good start, in a complex and ever-changing world, setting a static culture is no longer enough, in fact, companies can and should re-culture their organizations, as their people, customers, and business evolves.During this LinkedIn live, we spoke about the importance of company culture in today’s changing world of work, lessons from Melissa’s experiences at leading companies like Adobe and Twitter, and key aspects of both designing and re-designing company culture. Links:Melissa’s Book: https://www.melissadaimler.com/reculturing/