The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR

Updated: 09 Jul 2025 • 248 episodes
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Listen to interviews with CHROs, Chief People Officers, and other work experts on how they're pioneering the way that we work. They share what's working, what's not, and how they've gotten to where they're at in their careers.

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Lenke Taylor joined us on The Modern People Leader to talk about her path from engineering to HR, and what it means to be a true business partner. We discussed how HR can lead alongside CEOs and CFOs, building high-impact teams, and how working in Europe has shaped her leadership approach. ----  Sponsor Links: 🔗 Get i

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We were joined by people leaders from Glassdoor, Asana, and Gusto. We talked about the fragmented burnout and how it’s hitting people differently, how performance expectations have shifted in the last 6-12 months, and more. ----  Sponsor Links: 🔗 Get in contact with the Career Sandwich team. 🔗 Request a demo of Chart

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Jessica Zwaan joined us again to unpack the metrics that actually matter in HR today. We talked about the three buckets of metrics every People Leader should use, why the RANS test is a better way to measure engagement, and the one metric to rule them all (ELTV:CAC).  ----  Sponsor Links: 🔗 Go book your next offsite w

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Frieda Möcker, Head of People & Culture at Sastrify, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about the first steps she took to treat HR more like a product, how her team does sprint planning, and why she prefers “NCTs” over OKRs. ----  Sponsor Links: 🔗 Request a demo of ChartHop. 🔗 Go book your next offsite

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Tiffany Stevenson (Former CPO, WeightWatchers), Jennifer Rettig (CPO, Pendo.io), and Kelli Dragovich (4x CHRO & Co-host of HR Heretics), joined us for MPL Live in San Francisco. We talked about the pressure HR leaders are under, what CEOs are really thinking, and how we can reimagine performance with simpler systems, c

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Jessica Zwaan joined us again on The Modern People Leader to break down how to hire for a people ops as a product team. She shared the 5 core skillsets needed, the importance of t-shaped talent, and how to use case studies to spot product thinking in HR Candidates. ----  Sponsor Links: 🔗 Get in contact with the Career

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