Best-Self Management has ended, but don't worry because your friends at 15Five have launched a whole new podcast! HR Superstars honors you, the brave 21st century HR leader, by highlighting stories from the frontlines of People Ops. Never miss an episode by visiting 15five.com/podcast

Professor Marissa King describes the ever-changing landscape of networks and how to strategically build and harness them. She describes the pandemic’s impact on networks, their role in fostering creativity, the challenges of remote work, and how to build networks on an organizational level.

David Hanrahan discusses adapting to the changes brought on by COVID, building trust through empathy, leading with kindness, valuing impact over activity, supporting mental health, and accurately gauging employee satisfaction.

Scott Miller of FranklinCovey busts several big HR myths. He explains why leaders cannot create engagement, the most important question for leaders to ask themselves, changes brought on by the events of 2020, a company’s greatest asset, and the importance of radical candor.

Two members of 15Five’s internal people operations team discuss how they revolutionize performance management. They touch on core values, creating accountability and motivation, and how to promote joy in the workplace.

Lori McLeese shares how her company has specifically designed a culture for a distributed workforce. She describes how they foster collaboration, personal and shared responsibilities, and the benefits and challenges that come with it.

Matt MacInnis shares what it means to build a conscious company. He discusses how to focus on existing strengths, build company rituals to support them, and help all your people develop their core competencies.

Ashanti Branch discusses how we all hide behind psychological masks, but when organizations foster a culture of openness, honesty, and vulnerability, we can remove these masks so that both ourselves and the organization will flourish.

Joseph McClendon III shares the message of personal empowerment and an employer’s role in supporting it. It takes recognizing the history of marginalization that many people experience. It also means helping your people by supporting their goals and building trust.

Kristina Johnson shares her experience as a Chief People Officer at a time when the workplace landscape is drastically changing. By looking for positive lessons within crises and promoting dynamism at work, she is helping her organization come out stronger than it was before.

Dr. Jacinta Jiménez walks us through how organizations can foster a sense of resiliency during volatile times. When resiliency is set aside, burnout becomes a major threat. As leaders, we can support our people to become more resilient by allowing them to take the rest they need.

As a Chief Culture Officer, Steve Zahm understands the pivotal role of workplace culture. In this episode, he explains how to actually operate according to the core values of your organization. This is a powerful way to set your company apart and maintain a highly motivated and satisfied workforce.

Meaningful organizational change comes when we focus on what’s right with people rather than what’s wrong. This means understanding that not everyone thinks and operates the way that you do. When we appreciate these differences, we see them as assets that create stronger leaders, teams, and organizations.

In March of 2020 when COVID-19 hit, many organizations updated their remote work policies at least temporarily to allow people to work from home. Twitter made headlines in May by announcing that a remote work option would be available to their 5,000+ full time workforce, forever! 15Five CEO, David Hassell interviews Twitter’s head of HR to discuss what Twitter has learned from making this shift after several months. 

In this season, David and Shane will chat with HR leaders and other execs from some of the largest, most successful, and most progressive companies in the world, including Twitter, Okta, and Siemens. We'll discuss culture, people strategy, creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces, and how to use challenge as a catalyst for personal and organizational transformation.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are receiving more attention these days, with many more companies asking, “How can we create more equity and a sense of belonging?” But have you ever considered the negative—exclusion? It has become increasingly important to examine the root-causes of how current dynamics of exclusion began and the science behind the way we think, feel, and operate in the world. 

Success takes more than just providing people with the software tools they need. It’s education and training that makes the difference, and a deep commitment to having organizations transform. Meaningful transformation only comes when the deep and difficult work happens. Today, we’re talking with two of our employees who are helping other organizations train their managers to be far more effective. 

Perhaps now more than any other time in History, demands on People Operations roles are incredibly high. Handling just the administrative side of HR while establishing a remote workforce can be a full-time job, let alone the all-important human element that requires your resources and attention. Because the true power of human resources lies in unlocking the potential of every employee, many HR leaders are discovering or refining new skills in 2020: “The Year of HR.” 

Since late May 2020, there has been an accelerated evolution of the conversation around race and our roles as human beings, citizens, and business leaders. With this latest round of high-profile deadly police encounters with Black Americans and the massive response to it, many of us are at a loss about how to best respond. Business leaders especially may be avoiding the conversation because they are afraid to risk their futures because they said the wrong thing. 

Businesses are rightly being called to take meaningful action towards racism and that includes the policies they put in place to have more diverse and inclusive workplaces. We invited today’ guest on the show to share his wisdom about what we as business leaders can do to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. 

Far too often the people who serve on teams at work fail to receive value from them. That’s a real shame considering the potential for peers to support each other to transform the company or to succeed in the face of challenge. Within every team lies the potential for everyone to “co-elevate” each other to new heights, and that includes the executive team at the heart of the organization.

Emotions are key to high-performance. Traditionally, workplaces have rebelled against this idea. The workplace is now in a place of transition. Integrating emotional safety in work and allowing feelings in the company pays dividends. We discuss how to listen to each other in a healthy way to improve work culture for all.

Season 4 will be devoted exclusively to exploring the brave new world of remote work and how leaders can adapt to changing conditions to not only preserve but strengthen their cultures. With a long history of building culture for a remote team, David and Shane will share what's worked for 15Five, while also featuring more incredible expert interviews, techniques, and mindset shifts to help transform your company's culture and drive incredible results. 

Employee development is one of the most strategic decision-making areas for any company. Developing your people’s skills and creating a positive employee experience requires thoughtful, deliberate action. Today’s guest has built his career around helping businesses do just that.