How to Balance Empathy and Strategy in HR

The meeting ends. Everyone nods. Then the real conversation starts without the CEO.For HR leaders, that puts you in a difficult spot.You hear the concerns. You see the friction. But how do you tell someone at the top that their own behaviour might be part of the problem?In this e ...  Show more

What if the biggest barrier to better work is not a lack of technology, but unclear priorities, inconsistent ways of working and disconnected teams?In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Sandra Ma, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Richard H., Jr., C ...  Show more

Lauren Fast, chief people officer at iS Clinical, highlights the critical role of feedback, empathy, and trust in today’s workplace. Fast discusses how HR leaders can navigate challenges like layoffs, cost reductions, and employee disengagement while maintaining cultural alignmen ...  Show more

In this episode of People and Strategy, Kathleen Pearson, CHRO at McDermott Will & Emery, shares AI use cases for HR professionals. Pearson shares her unique career journey from marketing to HR leadership, offers her three pillars for building high-performing teams, and shares ho ...  Show more

In this podcast, leaders in HR and AI reveal what it will take for businesses to get their staff on board. 

In this episode of People and Strategy at SHRM25 in San Diego, Thanh Giddarie, director of HR for MIT Health at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses how organizations can leverage data to communicate the value of HR. Giddarie shares her journey from marketing to H ...  Show more