HR Leaders
HR Leaders
Chris Rainey
Join host Chris Rainey on the HR Leaders Podcast, where he sits down with top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR experts to uncover the strategies, trends, and insights shaping the future of human resources. Each episode dives into best practices in people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations that impact both business success and society at large. Whether you're an HR professional or simply passionate about modern workplace strategies, this podcast delivers expert advice, real-world experiences, and the latest trends in HR, making it your go-to resource for all things human resources.
How to Get Your Team to Actually Use AI at Work
Josh Newman, VP of Skills and Talent Readiness at ServiceNow, breaks down why traditional skills-based models fail and explains how ambient data signals, real-time AI simulations, and psychological safety build measurable workforce readiness without getting trapped in static data taxonomies.
Aug 12
56 min
How to Prepare Your Workforce for Jobs That Do Not Exist Yet
Bijal Shah, CEO & Board Director at Guild, explains how leaders can transform legacy businesses into AI-native organisations, build future skills through collective action, and use AI to strengthen human judgement without widening the workforce divide.
Aug 10
53 min
Why 80% of HR Teams Are Doing Strategic Work Wrong
Jeff Schmitz, Chief People Officer at Zebra Technologies, details how separating tactical HR tasks from strategic talent initiatives creates an agile, tech-enabled people function that scales self-service, improves manager experience, and stewards company culture.
Aug 5
45 min
Why Most Remote Cultures Fail
Barbara, Chief People Officer at Remote, explains how fully distributed organizations can build high-performing cultures by embedding AI into performance cycles, establishing clear leadership pillars, and using predictive HR data to drive operational efficiency.
Jul 29
37 min
Why Traditional Performance Reviews Fail (And What to Do Instead)
Ty Beasley, Chief Talent Officer at RSM US LLP, shares how transforming HR professionals from transactional order-takers into commercial strategic advisors drives peak performance, strengthens internal talent benches, and directly aligns workforce strategy with long-term business growth.
Jul 27
39 min
Why Benefits Remain One of HR’s Biggest Data Blind Spots
Chris Bruce, CEO and Co-Founder at Origin, explains how AI can turn fragmented global benefits data into a trusted source of truth, helping HR reduce waste, answer employee questions faster, and use one of its biggest costs as a strategic workforce lever.
Jul 22
38 min
How to Stay Ahead in the AI Era
Jacob Morgan, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Founder of Future of Work Leaders, explains how leaders can rethink employee experience, prepare their workforce for AI, and help employees take greater ownership of their careers in a rapidly changing world.
Jul 20
48 min
How to Lead Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself
Mechelle Monroe, former Global Chief People Officer for WPP Open X, Team Coca-Cola at WPP, shares practical ways to build emotional resilience, manage self-talk, protect empathetic boundaries, and recover from the pressure of being the person everyone turns to.
Jul 15
33 min
How to Use AI Without Losing the Human Side of Work
Jennifer M. Bales, Chief Human Resources Officer at Shearwater Health, shares how Shearwater Health is building a values-led, people-first culture across a global healthcare workforce while using AI, leadership development, and data to improve the employee experience.
Jul 13
43 min
How to Build a Human-First AI Strategy That Actually Works
Lisa Yankie, CHRO at Odyssey Logistics, shares why HR must become more business-led, human-forward, and problem-first as AI reshapes work, skills, leadership, and organizational decision-making.
Jul 8
28 min
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