44 episodes

Career journeys today are anything but linear. They can cross industries, functions, and geographies, and you are more in charge than ever before. On this biweekly podcast, Mary Humiston brings her two decades of experience in human resources leadership to demystify the career journey and help you navigate your unique path. Join us for interviews with work and career experts, stories from professionals at different stages of their careers, and practical advice you can apply to your career today. Whether you’re thinking about changing, advancing or reinventing your career, Modern Career will help live your full potential.

Modern Career Mary Humiston

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Career journeys today are anything but linear. They can cross industries, functions, and geographies, and you are more in charge than ever before. On this biweekly podcast, Mary Humiston brings her two decades of experience in human resources leadership to demystify the career journey and help you navigate your unique path. Join us for interviews with work and career experts, stories from professionals at different stages of their careers, and practical advice you can apply to your career today. Whether you’re thinking about changing, advancing or reinventing your career, Modern Career will help live your full potential.

    Episode 43: The Future of Work Implications for Your Career With Ian Ziskin

    Episode 43: The Future of Work Implications for Your Career With Ian Ziskin

    In this episode, Mary connects with Ian Ziskin, president of EXec EXcel Group – A human capital coaching and consulting firm he founded following a highly successful 28 year career as a corporate business executive. Mary and Ian discuss the latest thinking on the future of work,  the secret sauce for leading transformational change, characteristics and practices of great leaders, and tips for navigating a successful career.













    Ian is a board advisor, coach, consultant, teacher, speaker and author. His global leadership experience includes serving as Chief Human Resources Officer and other senior leadership roles with three fortune 100 corporations – Northrop Grumman, Qwest communications, and TRW.







    Ian has written four books; his most recent The Secret Sauce for Leading Transformational Change. Ian is the current and past board member of multiple boards and executive committees including chairman of the USC Marshall School of Business Corporate Advisory Board, Vice Chairman HR Policy Association, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University, Personnel Roundtable, and Human Resources People and strategy. Ian has a Masters of Industrial and Labor Relations degree from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in management from Binghamton University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of human resources.







    Resources:









    * The Secret Sauce for Leading Transformational Change







    * Black Holes and White Spaces: Reimagining the Future of Work and HR with the CHREATE Project







    * Three: The Human Resources Emerging Executive







    * WillBe: 13 Reasons WillBe’s are Luckier than WannaBe’s

    • 45 min
    Episode 42: How Your Brain Health Can Affect Your Wellbeing and Career With Dr. Judi Kosterman

    Episode 42: How Your Brain Health Can Affect Your Wellbeing and Career With Dr. Judi Kosterman

    In this episode, Mary connects with Dr. Judi Kosterman, Co-Founder of the Brain Health Leadership Foundation whose mission is to promote science education and treatment leveraging breakthrough innovations in brain health and wellness. Mary and Judi discuss how brain health is a critical piece of our overall health and underlies our ability to communicate, make decisions, problem solve and live a productive life. Because the brain controls so much of our daily function, it is said to be the single most valuable organ in the human body.  They explore how Judi navigated her own career path as well as how brain health can directly impact your life and your own career journey.













    Throughout her career Dr. Kosterman contributed to significant education and policy change that has impacted mental health, substance use disorders and brain health across government, business and the medical world. Earlier in her career as a high school principal, she directly witnessed the problem of kids and drugs and the barrier to learning it created which catalyzed her commitment and determination to find solutions.  







    Since then she has held leadership positions at the state and national levels with three executive positions in Washington, D.C. More recently, Dr. Kosterman co-founded the brain health leadership foundation to promote breakthroughs in brain health and overall Wellness. Dr. Kosterman received a BS in Education from Washington State University, an MS in Counseling Psychology from Whitworth College and a Doctor of Education from Seattle University.

    • 41 min
    Episode 41: A Chief People Officer Perspective with Pat Wadors

    Episode 41: A Chief People Officer Perspective with Pat Wadors

    In this episode, Mary connects with Pat Wadors, Chief People Officer of UKG.  Mary and Pat discuss how the challenges we all have can lead to new strengths, the importance of never letting people define you, and Pat’s version of the Goldilocks principle as it relates to navigating your career and so much more.













    Pat oversees the critical HR functions for UKG that bring the employee experience to life. Her personal mission is to ensure that all employees around the world are better people for having worked there.  Known for transformational and strategic HR leadership, Pat believes that organizations thrive when they have a blend of people with differing backgrounds and ways of thinking, and who feel they belong as a contributor to the company’s success. 







    As a multiple recipient of the National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology, Pat is a frequent speaker on human capital management, diversity, equity and inclusion, and has served on the board of several prominent technology companies. Prior to UKG, Pat served as Chief People Officer of Procore Technologies, and has held multiple leadership roles at ServiceNow, LinkedIn, Plantronics, Inc., and Yahoo!

    • 34 min
    Episode 40: The Freelance Future with Jon Younger

    Episode 40: The Freelance Future with Jon Younger

    In this episode, Mary connects with Jon Younger. Jon is the author of Forbes’ #Freelancerevolution blog and is a prolific and well-respected writer about the freelance economy. Mary and Jon discuss the freelance future- how the freelance economy will impact the world of work and careers, the evolving landscape of work available to freelancers and why many new startups and platforms are tapping into this booming market and much more.













    Jon’s 2016 book Agile Talent written with Norm Smallwood was among the first to describe the impact of the freelance economy on careers and organizations. 







    In 2018 Jon created the Agile Talent Collaborative as a space for collaborative research and best practice sharing in the freelance economy. In 2021 he led the Global Survey on Freelancing co-sponsored by the University of Toronto and 77 freelance platforms in 30 countries.  In 2022 he became an expert in residence at Open-Assembly.com.  







    He was previously a partner with Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood of The RBL Group.  He sits on several freelance startup advisory boards, advises a number of large corporations, and is an occasional early stage investor. 







    Resources mentioned in the episode: 









    * Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Expert by Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood







    * HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources by Jon Younger, Mike Ulrich, Wayne Brockbank and Dave Ulrich







    * HR Transformation: Building Human Resources from the Outside In by Dave Ulrich, Jon Younger, Justin Allen, Wayne Brockbank and Mark Nyman







    * The Freelance Revolution blog by Jon Younger

    • 44 min
    Episode 39: A Chief People Officer Perspective with Mark Green

    Episode 39: A Chief People Officer Perspective with Mark Green

    In this episode, Mary connects with Mark Green, a Chief People Officer based in San Francisco with 30 years of global HR experience in Technology.  He is currently CPO at Nextiva, a high growth private SaaS company providing communications and customer management solutions. Mary and Mark discuss the larger forces that play a role in the trajectory of your career path, why character traits are just as important as what you deliver, insight into successfully living and working cross-culturally and much more. 













    Mark previously held CHRO roles at Kodak and UTStarcom, where he was part of their leadership teams driving turn-around and transformation. Other experience includes HR leadership roles at Applied Materials, Verisign and Nortel Networks, based in the US, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.  







    He holds a Master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering with honors in electrical and electronic engineering from Leeds University in the UK. 

    • 33 min
    Episode 38: Wisdom at Work with Chip Conley

    Episode 38: Wisdom at Work with Chip Conley

    In this episode, Mary connects with Chip Conley. Chip is a New York Times best-selling author and hospitality executive who renewed himself in midlife by collaborating with the Millennial co-founders of Airbnb to create the world’s largest global hospitality brand. Throughout the episode, Mary and Chip discuss Chips’ experience as Airbnb’s ‘Modern Elder’, the transformational cure to midlife malaise, how to be an effective and accepted leader regardless of your age and much more.













    Chip joined the tiny tech start-up Airbnb nearly a decade ago after a successful career as a boutique hotel company founder and CEO. He was twice the age of the average Airbnb employee which earned him the title “Airbnb’s Modern Elder,” who was as curious as he was wise. As the internal mentor to the young Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, Chip got to see the value of intergenerational collaboration in a company that has now grown to be the most valuable hospitality company in the world.







    His bestselling book “Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder” is a testament to rethinking the value of having 5 generations in the workplace and why more companies are doing their best to encourage their older workers to stay in the workplace longer. Chip founded a Modern Elder Academy that has more than 2,000 alum.







    Chip is a recipient of hospitality’s highest honor, the Pioneer Award, and was named the Most Innovative CEO in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. Chip holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University, and an honorary doctorate in psychology from Saybrook University. He serves on the board of the Encore.org, and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity.







    Resources mentioned in the episode: 







    * JdV by Hyatt* Deloitte.com* Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck* Emotional Equations by Chip Conley* Modern Elder Academy* a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Work-Making-Modern-Elder/dp/0525572902/ref=asc_df_0525572902/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312049124368&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16682671626489395908&...

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

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12 Ratings

Justin L. Peters ,

Awesome show!

I’m really glad I found this show. I’m someone that is in the midst of trying to figure out their career path. Mary brings a lot of insight guests on the show and ask great questions. She seems like a natural while driving the conversation.

ExDurbs ,

Love this podcast series!

I love this series! The topics are engaging and relevant, Mary is an excellent interviewer, and I learn helpful information from every podcast I listen to. There are so many useful takeaways including book recommendations, thought-provoking quotes, ideas to build engagement, resilience etc. I also love that Mary ends each podcast asking for the best career advice the person wants to share and there are always wonderful insights I glean from this. I highly recommend this podcast series and I look forward to a new podcast every other Monday!

Carla Ryan ,

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Can’t wait for the first podcast next week!

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