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The Future of HR is the only podcast whose mission is to inspire the next generation of HR Leaders. In each episode, JP Elliott interviews successful HR executives and thought leaders who share their career journeys, lessons learned, and advice on how to take our field and your career to the next level. If you are a next-gen HR leader looking to fast-track your career, this is the podcast for you.
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- 5 days ago40 min
“Why Execution Is More Scarce Than Strategy” Andy De Marco, CHRO, Fujitsu, Americas Region
How can you drive a high performance culture with four simple questions?Why is great execution more valuable than strategy?My guest on this episode is Andy De Marco, CHRO, Fujitsu, Americas RegionDuring our conversation Andy and I discuss: Why the best HR leaders focus on adding value in every interaction. How Fujitsu drives a high performance culture with four simple questions.Why execution is scarcer and more valuable than strategy. Why a stable strategy frees the capacity execution requires.What capabilities and skills best position HR leaders for the future.Connecting with Andy De MarcoConnect with Andy De Marco on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
“Chase the Butterflies and Other Unwritten Rules of a Successful HR Career” Allan Church & Janine Waclawski, Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Maestro Consulting LLC
How can you “chase the butterflies” and take the stretch assignment that scares you?Why do the best HR leaders learn to “porpoise” and flex between strategy and execution?My guest on this episode is Allan Church & Janine Waclawski, Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Maestro Consulting LLCDuring our conversation Allan, Janine, and I discuss: Why you should never say no to a job you haven’t been offered. How “meeting the client where they are” is the foundation of every HR relationship. What it means to “porpoise” flexing between strategy and execution. How “chasing the butterflies” unlocks your biggest growth. How you can learn from every boss, even the ones you don’t like.Connecting with Allan Church & Janine WaclawskiConnect with Allan Church & Janine Waclawski on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- 2 weeks ago37 min
“Collective Confidence: Why Belief Separates Good Teams From Great Ones” André Martin, Chief Experience Officer at LEAD3R, author of Wrong Fit, Right Fit and Collective Confidence
How can you build teams that have collective confidence?Why does belief matter when it comes to building high performance teams?My guest on this episode is André Martin, Chief Experience Officer at LEAD3R, author of Wrong Fit, Right Fit and Collective ConfidenceDuring our conversation André and I discuss:Why capable executive teams play small, even when they should be playing big. How collective confidence drives performance, especially as complexity rises.How the best leaders make belief-building a daily practice.How early, low-stakes wins create confidence and contribution from day one.How high-performing teams surface problems and turn failure into learning.Connecting with André MartinConnect with André Martin on LinkedInLearn more about André, his books and how to work with himEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- 3 weeks ago47 min
“How HR and Finance Build the Business Together” Christian Wattig, Director of the Wharton FP&A Program and Founder of Inside FP&A
How can HR and Finance build the business together?Why can't finance achieve true value creation without HR's knowledge and expertise?My guest on this episode is Christian Wattig, Director of the Wharton FP&A Program and Founder of Inside FP&ADuring our conversation Christian and I discuss:Why the scorekeeper mindset keeps finance and HR stuck in the back officeHow challenging assumptions helps leaders think rather than just slowing them downThe four stages of finance maturity, from data to proactive value creation, and how the same model maps onto HRHow to forecast humans, agents, and gig workers together, and why tokens are only about a third of AI's true costWhy ROI is the wrong tool for many HR programs and what to do insteadConnecting with Christian WattigConnect with Christian Wattig on LinkedInLearn more about Christian’s programs at Inside FP&AEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- Aug 18, 202631 min
“Why Business Acumen is the Capability You Control” Rose Velez-Smith, CHRO, DoubleVerify
How can you build business acumen without owning a P&L? Why is developing your business acumen within your control?My guest on this episode is Rose Velez-Smith, CHRO, DoubleVerifyDuring our conversation Rose and I discuss:Why stepping out of HR to be in the business can be the single best thing you do for your career. How to start every executive conversation with business priorities first, then ask what talent outcomes are needed to enable them.Why talent doesn't exist separate from business strategy.How to choose your next role by evaluating who you'll become because of it.Why AI reshapes work rather than replacing it, and why in the future we will design jobs around judgment, creativity, and relationships.Connecting with Rose Velez-Smith Connect with Rose Velez-Smith on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- Aug 11, 202639 min
“Why Verizon Made Its HR Business Partners a Center of Excellence” Christina Schelling, SVP, Human Resources, Verizon
How can you create an HR Business Partner Center of Excellence?Why does HR need to shift from owning programs to owning business outcomes?My guest on this episode is Christina Schelling, SVP, Human Resources, VerizonDuring our conversation Christina and I discuss:Why naming the HRBP group a Center of Excellence gives partners community, shared goals, and focused development.How the HR business partner role is evolving to be more strategic.How Verizon defined HRBP success with four shared metrics aligned to their strategy.Why HRBPs don't need to be experts in everything, and how COE partners make them stronger.How Verizon partnered with their HR tech vendors co-create innovative AI talent solutions.Connecting with Christina SchellingConnect with Christina Schelling on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor:Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- Aug 4, 202632 min
[Greatest Hits] “The 7 Rules of Power” with Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor Stanford University and Author of 16 books including the “7 Rules of Power
Why is the single biggest barrier to having power…ourselves?How can you, as an HR professional step into your power?My guest on this episode is Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Author of 16 books including his latest one the “7 Rules of Power”:During our conversation Jeffrey and I discuss:Why he believes the single biggest barrier to having power is ourselvesWhy it is important that we own and tell our story, not let others tell it for usWhy he believes that being authentic and/or modest is terrible leadership advice Why networking is a super power and how to do it wellWhy he believes HR needs to raise the bar and step into their powerHis advice on how to deal with difficult leaders in positions of powerConnecting with Jeffrey PfefferConnect with Jeffrey Pfeffer on LinkedInLearn more about the Jeffrey’s books, research, podcast and moreEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
- Jul 28, 202638 min
“Data Storytelling: How HR Turns Insight Into Influence” Morgan Depenbusch, Data Storytelling & Influence Expert
How can you turn HR data into insights that drive decisions?Why do leaders make decisions based on their experience and instinct, not just data? My guest on this episode is Morgan Depenbusch, Data Storytelling & Influence ExpertDuring our conversation Morgan and I discuss:How to tell what data is interesting from what data is decision relevantWhy one reason to say no can beat twenty reasons to say yesWhy you should see yourself as the guide and the leader as the heroHow to surface a leader's real objection before the meeting and name it firstWhy AI gives HR more dashboards and signals but not more influenceConnecting with Morgan: Connect with Morgan Depenbusch on LinkedInLearn more about Morgan’s HR Data Storytelling and Influence PlaybookEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader’s Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: 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.
About Future of HR
The Future of HR is the only podcast whose mission is to inspire the next generation of HR Leaders. In each episode, JP Elliott interviews successful HR executives and thought leaders who share their career journeys, lessons learned, and advice on how to take our field and your career to the next level. If you are a next-gen HR leader looking to fast-track your career, this is the podcast for you.
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