The Modern People Leader
The Modern People Leader
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.
Recent Episodes
319 - The Psych Safety Playbook: Davida Lindsay-Bell (Chief People Officer, Hanna Andersson)
Aug 4, 2026Davida Lindsay-Bell, Chief People Officer at Hanna Andersson, discusses why AI transformations are struggling and how psychological safety is foundational to successful organizational change. She shares her framework for operationalizing psychological safety through behavioral competencies, calibration rubrics, and decision-making frameworks, and explains how trust and intelligent failure enable both cultural transformation and AI adoption.
318 - The #1 Place To Work in The World: Laura Fuentes (CHRO, Hilton)
Jul 31, 2026Laura Fuentes, CHRO at Hilton, discusses the company's journey to becoming the #1 place to work globally and introduces the hospitality mindset framework for workplace culture. She explores how Hilton's core values—hospitality, integrity, leadership, teamwork, ownership, and now—scale across 500,000+ team members in 120+ countries, and how leaders can operate as "chief host officers" to create human-centered workplaces.
What Job Is Your Job Doing (Purpose and Work): Jessica Zwaan
Jul 25, 2026Jessica Zwaan, author of 'Purpose and Work,' discusses her research-driven exploration of how people relate to their jobs across three orientations: job, career, and calling/vocation. Drawing on frameworks by Amy Wrzesniewski, Joseph Pine, and Martin Seligman, Zwaan challenges the assumption that employees must be mission-aligned to perform well, arguing that companies have built false narratives around purpose that often harm rather than help employees. The conversation explores how the pandemic, AI, and layoffs have shattered the "purpose contract" many companies marketed, and what a more honest, human-centered approach to work and fulfillment looks like.
316- Doing things that don’t scale but actually matter: Daniel Bay, Chief People Officer at Underdog
Jul 17, 20266 M&As Later: What One CPO Learned (Nichole Viviani, Chief People & Change Officer, Global Payments)
Jul 10, 2026314 - How to build an HR function that scales through M&A: Courtney (CPO, Neighborly)
Jul 7, 2026313 - The New Power Duo: CHRO + CTO (Sunaina Lobo, Chief People Officer, Omnissa)
Jul 3, 2026312 - How an Army General Mobilized 30,000 People to Build Talent from Within: Patricia Frost, CPO
Jun 30, 2026311- How Mejuri Runs: Operating Model, Biz Reviews & Decision Velocity (Kate Railton, CPO at Mejuri
Jun 26, 2026310 - Rethinking the Manager Role & Career Growth (CPOs of Yelp, Zapier, & Time Doctor)
Jun 23, 2026
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