HR Leaders

Recent Episodes

1. How EY Is Upskilling 400,000 People for the Age of AI

   Sep 17, 2026

   Simon Brown, Global Learning & Development Leader and Partner at EY, discusses how EY is upskilling 400,000 employees across 150 countries for the AI era. He details EY's AI month initiative, the Agents of Change program featuring Maestro (an AI agent that teaches people to build agents), and the company's learning strategy centered on hands-on experimentation, responsible AI principles, and continuous skill development.

2. Why the Best Executives Won’t Stay in One Function

   Sep 15, 2026

   Joshua Horenstein, Senior Vice President of Administrative Office & Corporate Secretary at Innophos, discusses the evolving role of cross-functional executives and why traditional C-suite silos are changing. He shares his unconventional career path from corporate lawyer to dual-function executive managing legal, HR, facilities, and regulatory functions, and explains how the ability to combine human judgment with AI will become increasingly important as organizations flatten and consolidate leadership roles.

3. How to Become the HR Leader CEOs Actually Listen To

   Sep 10, 2026

   Lewis Brown, Josh Klein, and Rich Jennings explore the concept of the CHRO as a 'consiglieri'—a trusted strategic adviser to the CEO, drawing parallels to Tom Hagen's role in The Godfather. They discuss nine characteristics of this archetype including being steady and calm, fearless, prophetic, and a skilled questioner, and argue that CHROs are uniquely positioned to influence organizational decisions through their access to people, data, and business operations across the entire enterprise.

4. What Happens When Leaders Tolerate Poor Performance

   Sep 8, 2026

   Paul Brubaker, Vice President of Human Resources at KARL STORZ, discusses how leaders build high-performing teams through trust, clear performance standards, effective coaching, and continuous learning. The conversation explores the tension between tolerating poor performance and maintaining team morale, the role of AI in HR transformation, and how leaders can balance professional ambition with personal life.

5. How Siemens Is Using AI to Transform Skills, Learning and the Future of Work

   Sep 3, 2026

   Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Siemens AG, discusses how Siemens is transforming its operating model, skills infrastructure, and learning strategy to help people and the business adapt to AI-driven change. She covers the company's "One Tech Company" program, the shift from traditional HR to People and Organization (P&O), and three strategic pillars: organizing for impact, leaders who transform, and skills for life. The conversation explores practical applications of AI across everyday work, process optimization, and product development, alongside the critical role of continuous learning, diversity-driven innovation, and building organizational resilience in an era of constant transformation.

6. How AI Is Quietly Rewriting Every Job

   Aug 27, 2026

   Sultan Murad Saidov, former CEO and founder of Beamery, discusses how AI is redesigning tasks within jobs rather than replacing entire roles. Drawing on over a decade building Beamery at the intersection of AI, skills, and workforce data, he explains task intelligence as a framework for understanding how work is evolving, why 75% of jobs may need redesign due to AI augmentation, and how HR should lead workforce redesign decisions alongside technology teams. The conversation covers digital twin teams, career pipeline risks from reducing junior roles, and the ethical imperative for HR leaders to manage workforce transitions thoughtfully.

7. How to Build Trust with Employees in Times of Chaos

   Aug 26, 2026

   Laura Maffucci, Head of HR at Globalization Partners, discusses how organizations can build trust with employees during times of uncertainty and rapid change. The conversation covers authentic communication, psychological safety, practical AI enablement, and creating a culture that rewards smart failure and curiosity. Laura emphasizes the importance of transparency, vulnerability in leadership, and protecting employee mental health while navigating technological disruption and organizational chaos.

8. How High Performers Beat Imposter Syndrome at Work

   Aug 20, 2026

   Mahrukh Dalal, Founder and Leadership Coach at Mahrukh Dalal Executive Coaching, discusses how senior leaders can overcome imposter syndrome by closing the identity gap—the disconnect between current self-perception and the leader they aspire to become. The episode explores how reframing self-doubt as a signal of growth, shifting from "I have to" to "I get to," and intentionally designing one's identity can drive executive performance and action, using real examples from sports, entrepreneurship, and the Dartmouth Scar Study to illustrate how perception shapes reality.

9. How to Build an AI Strategy That Scales Beyond the Pilot

   Aug 18, 2026

   David Lloyd, SVP Platform Engineering and Chief AI Officer at Dayforce, discusses how HR leaders can build AI strategies that scale beyond pilots by combining trusted data, fast governance, and safe experimentation. Lloyd addresses the gap between AI hype and organizational reality, emphasizing that most companies are still establishing foundational governance and data quality, while sharing practical frameworks for evaluating AI opportunities and building confidence through sandboxed environments.

10. How to Get Your Team to Actually Use AI at Work

    Aug 13, 2026

    Josh Newman, VP of Skills and Talent Readiness at ServiceNow, discusses why traditional skills-based organizational models have failed and how ambient data signals, real-time AI simulations, and psychological safety can build measurable workforce readiness. He breaks down ServiceNow University's AI-native features—including an AI learning guide and SIM Studio for practice-based skill validation—and explains how embedding learning in the flow of work, paired with transparent AI use and trust-building culture, drives adoption and business outcomes.