This is a very special episode recorded live at the CHRO Association's annual CHRO Summit in Orlando, Florida.

Over two days, more than 300 CHROs and senior HR leaders came together for strategic conversations truly shaping the future of work. With 25 presenters and panelists on the agenda, I was fortunate enough to sit down and interview seven of those amazing speakers and bring their insights directly to you.

The conversations were so good and in-depth that we're making this a two-part series to ensure we do each conversation justice. This is Part 1.

In this episode, you'll hear from:

• Tim Bartl, CEO of the CHRO Association
• Tim Richmond, Chair of the CHRO Association and former EVP and CHRO at AbbVie
• Kristi Hummel, Chief People Officer at Optum
• Ethan Mollick, Innovation Expert, AI Thought Leader, and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of Business

Connecting with CHRO Summit presenters:

Connect with Tim Bartl on LinkedIn

Connect with Tim Richmond on LinkedIn

Connect with Kristi Hummel on LinkedIn

Connect with Ethan Mollick on LinkedIn

Learn more about CHRO Association

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How can HR Rethink Performance Management?

Why is Performance Management broken and what can HR do about it?

My guests on this episode are Edie Goldberg & Alan Colquitt, co-authors of “Performance Enablement: A New Model for Driving Organizational Performance.”

During our conversation, Edie, Alan, and I discuss the following:

• Why traditional performance management systems were built for a different era of work.
• How performance management became more about compensation than improving performance.
• Why shifting from performance management to performance enablement changes the leadership mindset.
• How continuous coaching and feedback outperform annual reviews and performance ratings.
• Why team-based goals better reflect how work actually gets done in modern organizations.

Connecting with Edie and Alan:

Connect with Edie Goldberg on LinkedIn

Connect with Alan Colquitt on LinkedIn

Learn more about Edie’s firm and Performance Enablement

Learn more about Alan’s firm and Performance Enablement

Episode Sponsor:

Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

HR 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.

How can HR Operations help transform the function and drive business impact?

Why should HR shift from People First to People Forward strategy?

My guest on this episode is Girish Ganesan, Chief People Officer, S&P Global

During our conversation, Girish and I discuss the following:

• Why HR operations are the foundation of real impact
• Why credibility requires understanding the work beneath the work
• How HR teams can shift from "People First" to "People Forward"
• Why execution is becoming a defining capability for next-generation HR leaders.
• Why adaptive leadership is critical in the age of AI.

Connecting with Girish:

Connect with Girish on LinkedIn

Episode Sponsor:

Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

HR 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.