HR Leaders

Chris Rainey
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Join host Chris Rainey on the HR Leaders Podcast, where he sits down with top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR experts to uncover the strategies, trends, and insights shaping the future of human resources. Each episode dives into best practices in people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations that impact both business success and society at large. Whether you're an HR professional or simply passionate about modern workplace strategies, this podcast delivers expert advice, real-world experiences, and the latest trends in HR, making it your go-to resource for all things human resources.

  1. 1d ago

    Why Most Remote Cultures Fail

    HR fixes everyone else's workflows, but who fixes HR's? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an inspiring conversation with Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer at Remote. She explains how her team successfully operates across 85 countries without traditional office mandates or endless meetings. By replacing friction with clear asynchronous documentation, Remote maintains connection and speed at scale. 5 things you’ll learn from this episode: Integrating AI into performance management and HR operationsBuilding trust and culture in fully remote asynchronous teamsTransitioning HR from lagging reporting to predictive indicatorsDeveloping leadership pillars and manager capabilitiesPrioritizing human power skills and process mapping in tech adoption 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. 3d ago

    Why Traditional Performance Reviews Fail (And What to Do Instead)

    Many HR teams struggle to move beyond transactional order-taking. Ty Beasley, Chief Talent Officer at RSM US LLP, shares how grounding HR in financial realities transformed his team into trusted strategic advisors. Through the Drive Peak Performance framework, RSM redesigned performance advisor training and held partners directly accountable for the talent experience. This strategy replaces rigid office mandates with physical agility to support individual employee growth. This episode provides a concise roadmap for connecting talent strategy directly to business growth. It shows leaders how to build a stronger HR function that drives measurable business outcomes. 🎓 In this episode, Ty discusses: How leading without a title empowers junior staff to take early initiative. The finance immersion that taught HR to analyze financial statements. Why Drive Peak Performance serves as the firm's talent North Star. How redesigning performance advisor roles improved coaching quality. Why partners are directly rated on the talent experience. 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. Jul 22

    Why Benefits Remain One of HR’s Biggest Data Blind Spots

    Employee benefits can be the second-biggest people cost, yet many global organisations cannot clearly see what they offer, what they spend, or what value each provider delivers. In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Chris Bruce, CEO and Co-Founder at Origin. He explains why fragmented policies, spreadsheets, and local systems have kept benefits out of strategic business conversations. 🎓 In this episode, Chris discusses: Why one of the biggest people costs remains largely invisible, leaving leadership teams unable to make informed decisions about benefits.How AI changes a 12.5-year manual challenge by turning thousands of policies, handbooks, and agreements into structured data.Why benefits data must live inside daily workflows if organisations want it to remain accurate after the initial review.What co-creating technology with multinational employers reveals that industry expertise alone cannot uncover.How benefits can become a strategic workforce lever, supporting cost control, employee experience, expansion, compliance, and retention. 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. Jul 20

    How to Stay Ahead in the AI Era

    AI is changing work faster than most people expect. The real question isn't whether jobs will change, but whether employees and leaders are prepared to adapt. In this episode, Jacob Morgan, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Founder of Future Of Work Leaders, explains why employee experience must evolve and what organisations can do to stay ahead. Jacob introduces the Eight Laws of Employee Experience, showing how organisations can return to the fundamentals while adapting for an AI-driven future. He explores why leaders must balance empathy with accountability, create cultures where difficult conversations drive innovation, and invest in internal mobility rather than leaving employees uncertain about what's next. For HR and business leaders, this conversation is a reminder that AI doesn't remove the need for great leadership, it raises the standard. Whether you're redesigning employee experience, preparing your workforce for AI, or helping people take ownership of their careers, this episode offers practical ideas for building organisations that are ready for what's next. 🎓 In this episode, Jacob discusses: Why the Eight Laws of Employee Experience matter now and how they help organisations adapt to an AI-driven workplace.The balance between empathy and accountability and why high-performing cultures need both to succeed.Why employees must become active owners of their careers instead of waiting for organisations to shape their future.How leaders should prepare their workforce for AI, from internal mobility to better workforce planning.Using AI as a competitive advantage to learn faster, build new opportunities and stay ahead of change. 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. Jul 15

    How to Lead Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself

    In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, Mechelle Monroe, former Global Chief People Officer for WPP Open X, Team Coca-Cola at WPP, explores how people leaders can support others without losing touch with what they need themselves. Mechelle breaks emotional resilience into practical habits, including scheduled emotional maintenance, conscious breathing, honest self-talk, protected meals, movement, reflection, and knowing when to say no. She also explains how naming an emotion, questioning the story behind it, and creating a clear end to the working day can stop difficult moments from following leaders home. As work becomes faster and more technical, emotional intelligence and emotional resilience become more valuable, not less. For leaders carrying other people’s stress, the real question is not how much more they can absorb, but whether they have built the capacity to pause, recover, and keep showing up well. 🎓 In this episode, Mechelle discusses: How to challenge your internal story by naming emotions, asking yourself better questions, and looking for evidenceWhy emotional resilience matters alongside emotional intelligence when leaders are facing constant pressure and changeHow to stop carrying difficult conversations home by creating physical and mental transitions at the end of the working dayThe small warning sign that your emotional reserve is depleted, even before you realize how much pressure you are carryingWhat emotional maintenance looks like in practice, from protecting lunch and reflection time to consciously breathing and knowing when to say no 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. Jul 13

    How to Use AI Without Losing the Human Side of Work

    In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Jennifer M. Bales, Chief Human Resources Officer at Shearwater Health, to unpack how HR leaders can build culture, scale talent, and use AI without losing the human behind the work. Jennifer shares how Shearwater Health is connecting values, frontline employees, clinical talent, leadership development, engagement data, and employee storytelling across the US, India, and the Philippines. With more than 5,000 employees in the Philippines alone, she explains why building one shared culture takes more than posters, surveys, or slogans. Most importantly, Jennifer explains why the future of healthcare work is not about replacing people with technology. It is about helping clinicians work at the top of their license, reducing administrative burden, strengthening leadership capability, and remembering that behind every metric is a real person. 🎓 In this episode, Jennifer discusses: Why there is always a person behind every data pointWhy AI should help clinicians work at the top of their licenseWhy leadership development, coaching quality, and 90-day retention are key culture metricsHow Shearwater is building nursing talent pipelines through academies and hospital partnershipsHow Shearwater Health built values with input from employees across the US, India, and the Philippines 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. Jul 8

    How to Build a Human-First AI Strategy That Actually Works

    In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Lisa Yankie, Chief HR Officer at Odyssey Logistics, to unpack why the future of HR is not just about AI, technology, or transformation. It is about solving the right problems with the right people in the room. Lisa shares how her own journey, from humble beginnings to leadership across manufacturing, financial services, and mid-sized companies, shaped the way she leads today. Her experience gave her a broader lens on business, resilience, empathy, courage, and the value of taking chances when others open the door. Most importantly, Lisa explains why HR must stop acting like an afterthought. In her words, human capital is the business. As AI changes work, HR has a bigger role to play as the glue across functions, the challenger of old assumptions, and the function that helps organizations stay human while moving faster. 🎓 In this episode, Lisa discusses: Why leaders should focus on outcomes, not busy workHow values help teams make better decisions during changeWhy human-forward AI matters more than technology-first transformationHow HR can become the glue that connects functions around business problemsWhy curiosity, courage, and asking better questions may become the real future skills 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  8. Jul 6

    How to Build a Skills Strategy That Survives the AI Era

    In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Ciara Harrington (Barry), Chief People Officer at Skillsoft, to unpack why the shift from jobs to skills is finally becoming real. Ciara explains why HR can no longer rely only on job architecture, job descriptions, and traditional role design. As AI agents enter the workforce, leaders need to think differently about the unit of work, what skills are needed, and whether that work should be done by a human, an agent, or a combination of both. Most importantly, Ciara shares how Skillsoft is making skills practical inside the business, from leadership skills and hiring decisions, to nine-box talent reviews, performance conversations, AI adoption, and helping leaders move faster without waiting for the perfect system. 🎓 In this episode, Ciara discusses: How to think about the unit of work, not just the job titleThe five leadership skills Skillsoft is prioritizing during transformationWhy skills are becoming the foundation for human and AI work designWhy leaders need to stop waiting for the perfect skills model before startingHow Skillsoft is embedding skills into hiring, talent reviews, and leadership decisions 🙏 Thank you to our series partner, 365 Talents Download the free toolkit and get your 2026 skills strategy moving faster → https://365talents.com/en/lp/hr-skills-strategy-toolkit/?utm_source=hr_leaders&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=july_2026 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Join host Chris Rainey on the HR Leaders Podcast, where he sits down with top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR experts to uncover the strategies, trends, and insights shaping the future of human resources. Each episode dives into best practices in people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations that impact both business success and society at large. Whether you're an HR professional or simply passionate about modern workplace strategies, this podcast delivers expert advice, real-world experiences, and the latest trends in HR, making it your go-to resource for all things human resources.

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  • Creator
    Chris Rainey
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    862
  • Rating
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    HR Leaders