Future of HR

<p><strong><em>How can workforce readiness become mission readiness?</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Why is a people strategy not the same thing as a business strategy?</em></strong></p><p></p><p>My guest on this episode is Kathleen McCarthy, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, SAIC</p><p></p><p>During our conversation Kathleen and I discuss the following: </p><p></p><ul><li>Why a people strategy is not a business strategy</li><li>Why "progress over perfection" beats waiting for the perfect plan</li><li>How CHROs are shifting from business partners to enterprise capability builders</li><li>Why workforce readiness is a moving target, not a fixed destination</li><li>Why you can't hire your way out of the readiness gap</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connecting with Kathleen: </strong></p><p>Connect with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleentmccarthy/">Kathleen</a> on LinkedIn</p><p></p><p><strong>Episode Sponsor: </strong></p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://futureofhr.com/nextgenaccelerator">Next-Gen HR Accelerator </a>- Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/">HR Leader’s Blueprint</a> - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/succession-planning-playbook">Succession Planning Playbook</a>: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.</p>

<p><strong><em>How can you think and communicate like an executive?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Why is your strategy only as good as your ability to communicate it?</em></strong></p><p></p><p>My guest on this episode is Vicky Zhao, Founder, School of Human Intellect and Speaking With Frameworks.</p><p></p><p>During our conversation Vicky and I discuss the following: </p><p></p><ul><li>Why the clearest idea, not the best idea, is the one that wins </li><li>How the GPS framework (Goal, Problem, Solution) elevates your point of view</li><li>Why the hardest shift is moving from a doer mindset to a leader mindset</li><li>Why you should put the bottom line up front, using the pyramid principle</li><li>Why giving yourself permission to contribute is the first step to showing up like an executive</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connecting with Vicky: </strong></p><p>Connect with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicky-beeamp/">Vicky</a> on LinkedIn</p><p>Subscribe to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@VickyZhaoBEEAMP">Vicky’s YouTube channel </a></p><p>Learn more about Vicky’s course, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://speakwithframeworks.com/">Speaking With Frameworks</a></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Episode Sponsor: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://futureofhr.com/nextgenaccelerator">Next-Gen HR Accelerator </a>- Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/">HR Leader’s Blueprint</a> - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/succession-planning-playbook">Succession Planning Playbook</a>: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.</p>

<p><strong><em>How can HR use data to drive change?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Why is being “data driven” no longer a nice to have, but rather an expectation for HR leaders</em></strong></p><p></p><p>My guest on this episode is Sebastian Wernicke, author of “Data Inspired”</p><p></p><p>During our conversation Sebastian and I discuss the following: </p><p></p><ul><li>How the best data work starts by trying to prove yourself wrong</li><li>Why HR leaders must become critical consumers of data</li><li>How to start with the business problem, not the available data</li><li>Why data-inspired organizations rest on three foundations: data literacy, a digital mindset, and a data culture</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connecting with Sebastian: </strong></p><p>Connect with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wernicke/">Sebastian</a> on LinkedIn</p><p>Learn more about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://datainspired.org/index.html">Sebastian’s new book, Data Inspired</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Sponsor: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://futureofhr.com/nextgenaccelerator">Next-Gen HR Accelerator </a>- Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/">HR Leader’s Blueprint</a> - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/succession-planning-playbook">Succession Planning Playbook</a>: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.</p>

<p><strong><em>Why should HR think of themselves as the business instead of supporting the business?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>How can AI amplify human potential and performance?</em></strong></p><p></p><p>My guest on this episode is Vicki Walia, Chief People and Experience Officer at Prudential Financial</p><p></p><p>During our conversation Vicki and I discuss the following: </p><p></p><ul><li>Why HR leaders need to see themselves as part of the business, not partners to it.</li><li>How AI can amplify human potential and performance.</li><li>How Vicki thinks about the AI "time dividend” and who should get the benefit. </li><li>Why a high performance culture starts at the individual level. </li><li>Why clarity, tools, and candid feedback are the three ingredients teams need.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connecting with Vicki: </strong></p><p>Connect with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickiwalia/">Vicki</a> on LinkedIn</p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Sponsor: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://futureofhr.com/nextgenaccelerator">Next-Gen HR Accelerator </a>- Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/">HR Leader’s Blueprint</a> - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/succession-planning-playbook">Succession Planning Playbook</a>: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.</p>

<p><strong><em>How can the power of the pause make you an even more effective HR leader?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Why do HR leaders need to have a point of view and the courage to share it?</em></strong></p><p></p><p>My guest on this episode is Michael Fraccaro, Former CPO at Mastercard, Senior Advisor at Egon Zehnder</p><p></p><p>During our conversation Michael and I discuss the following: </p><p></p><ul><li>Why your credibility as a CHRO is built on your understanding of the business, not HR</li><li>How the power of the pause transforms decision quality</li><li>Why culture is a leadership behavior, not a program </li><li>How courage, not technical knowledge is the real differentiator for HR leaders who want to move from good to great</li><li>Why the CHRO pipeline challenge is less about technical skills and more about mindset, grit, and learning agility</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connecting with Michael: </strong></p><p>Connect with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfraccaro/">Michael </a>on LinkedIn</p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode Sponsor: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://futureofhr.com/nextgenaccelerator">Next-Gen HR Accelerator </a>- Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/">HR Leader’s Blueprint</a> - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.futureofhr.com/succession-planning-playbook">Succession Planning Playbook</a>: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.</p>