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Hear Ina Atanassova, senior talent development manager at Maltego, explain why so much workplace training gets wasted, and how tying every program back to real goals makes it stick.
Hear Barry Flack, Fractional HR Executive and HR tech advisor, explain why roughly 70% of digital transformation projects fail on culture, not technology.
Hear Cécile Pompeï, Chief People Officer at Heetch, explain why she builds HR around people instead of process, and how that changes performance reviews, training, and layoffs.
Hear Microsoft MVP Nick DeCourcy revisit Copilot's March 2023 launch and break down where the hype held up, where it fell short, and where it quietly overdelivered.
Hear Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's first CHRO and author of Workquake, explain why retention is the wrong goal and how to build a company people are glad to come back to.
From VP of Product Management to full-time content creator, Aakash Gupta has built a thriving business through his insights on leadership, growth, and product strategy. In this episode of The Team Check-In, Aakash shares his journey from writing LinkedIn posts during COVID to launching a paid newsletter and a top-performing podcast. Along the way, he and Emre discuss the challenges of leadership in high-growth companies, what makes great (and terrible) leadership, the hidden struggles of running a content business, and why HR’s role in organizations is more critical than ever. Plus, Aakash shares fascinating stories from his time at Epic Games, Apollo.io, and ThredUp, revealing what truly sets great leaders apart.
Hear Keirsten Greggs, founder of TRAP Recruiter, explain why the DEI backlash misreads diversity, and why the relationship a recruiter builds is what makes new hires stay.
Hear Anna Wildman, inventor of the CEDAR feedback model, explain why "giving feedback" is the wrong phrase, and how a five-step model turns it into a real conversation.
Hear Femke Cornelissen, Chief Copilot at Wortell and founder of Dutch Women in Tech, explain why no community, or Copilot rollout, works if you try to do it alone.
Hear Mark Smith, known online as nz365guy, on using AI as an extension of yourself, why neurodiversity is a superpower at work, and his plan to trade 20 hours of input for 40 hours of output.