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What Starbucks’ RTO Policy Means for HR Everywhere: Here’s What CMP Research Says Pt. 1

In a world still debating the future of work, Starbucks is making a bold, definitive statement. By offering a cash exit package to corporate employees unwilling to return to the office, CEO Brian Niccol is sending a clear signal: this isn’t just about office policy, it’s about reshaping the company’s culture. For today’s episode, we’re […]

HR Works Podcast: How Coca-Cola is Making Their People Strategy Build the Business

How can you do it all at once? It’s a question that rings in the mind of many HR professionals, saddled with goal after goal, and for good reason. The workload of HR professionals is mighty, and the deliverables are grand. Upholding a business model, supporting your people strategy, keeping up with everchanging legal issues, […]

HR Works Podcast: How Portillo’s Is Turning Employees Into Its Best Brand Storytellers

In a world where consumers crave authenticity and employees demand purpose, how can HR leaders bridge the gap between internal culture and external brand? In this episode, we talk with Jill Waite, Chief People Officer of Portillo’s, about their groundbreaking Internal Influencer Program. This isn’t your average employee-generated content initiative. By empowering 15 team members to become […]

HR Works Podcast: Go Rogue—Why You Should Ditch the Interview Script

Ready to revitalize your hiring process? It’s time to go rogue. The traditional interview, with its predictable questions and scripted answers, often fails to reveal a candidate’s true values or potential. Shannon Gabriel, VP of Leadership Solutions at TBM Consulting, believes HR leaders can get a better sense of who a candidate really is by […]

HR Works Podcast—The Pay Transparency Playbook: How to Get It Right

Pay secrecy is a thing of the past. The new reality of pay transparency is changing how we hire, retain, and manage employees—and it’s a compliance trend no HR professional can ignore. In this episode, we sit down with Lauren Winans of Next Level Benefits to create a playbook for navigating this new era. Winan shares actionable insights on how to […]

HR Works Podcast: A Sneak Peek of SPARK Talent’s AI Conversation With CPO Peter Lynch, Cardinal Group Companies

The rise of AI has inspired both hope and fear in the workplace. Its ever-changing abilities and the shifting legal landscape leave a lot of workers and HR professionals in a nervous state. While executive leaders search for ways to implement AI as effectively as possible, some still question whether the workforce will become less […]

HR Works Podcast: Leading the AI Leap—Why Your Managers are Key to Workplace Transformation

In today’s fast-changing workplaces, AI isn’t just a tech trend; it’s reshaping how we work, from the top floor to the front lines. But for this big shift to truly succeed, your managers are the secret ingredient. In this episode, we sit down with Julie Bedard, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Bedard […]

HR Works Podcast: AI’s Pace—Is Your Workforce Planning Keeping Up?

Is your strategic workforce plan feeling a little stuck? In today’s lightning-fast world of AI, many HR leaders are fiding their traditional methods just can’t keep up. In this gem from our archives, Sadhana Bhide, a Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) expert from Faethm by Pearson, breaks down why a solid SWP isn’t just a nice […]

HR Works Podcast: Scaling Empathy—A People Leader’s Approach (Part 3)

In the final part of our three-episode series, Kyla Hanaway-Quinlan, Chief Operating Officer and Head of People at Feast & Fettle, highlights how ongoing training and reinforcement ensures empathy and emotional intelligence remain sharp skills for her entire team, and provides actionable steps HR leaders can take this week to begin embedding more empathy and emotional […]

HR Works Podcast: Scaling Empathy—A People Leader’s Approach (Part 2)

Welcome back to HR Works! In part two of this episode, we continue our conversation on what it means to run a successful, rapidly growing business with a truly human touch. Kyla Hanaway-Quinlan, Chief Operating Officer and Head of People at Feast & Fettle, returns to discuss her commitment to leading with empathy and building environments […]