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“Livin’ On Teams” - Jennifer Bailey, Cognosante
31 minutes Posted Sep 1, 2021 at 10:00 am.
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On this episode of the BragWorthy Culture podcast, Jordan talks with Jennifer Bailey, the Chief Administration Officer at Cognosante. Jennifer oversees the strategic HR functions, such as talent acquisition, talent management and total rewards. She also leads company culture and belonging initiatives. She has more than 20 years of experience to share on people leadership, culture building and more. 

Jennifer talks about how her background intersected with people and culture, along with her current involvement with Cognosante and her role there. She speaks about the process of building company culture, the importance of surveys and how they navigated through COVID from various perspectives. She discusses what their pitch is to prospective employees, along with what characteristics they look for when hiring new people to join their team. She mentions how the process works for deciding what is best for employees and how to consider that before making decisions. She offers advice for others on how to lead with compassion and what she thinks are the most important qualities to embrace as a leader.