Today’s guest is Livia Freudl, Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources at Varian. Varian’s Intelligent Cancer Care is shaping the future of oncology by building shorter paths between consultation and treatment, connecting the world through intelligent thinking, data, insights, and solutions to deliver advanced care for each patient’s unique journey. In her role at Varian, Livia oversees all operational and strategic human resources activities including talent acquisition, talent management, performance management, learning & development, compensation & benefits, workforce ana ..read more

Today’s guest is Tracy Ting, CHRO of Encore Capital Group, a global specialty finance company with operations and investments across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Tracy brings almost three decades of combined finance and HR expertise to her role, and is an award-winning CHRO who enhances shareholder value through strategic business growth and cultural transformation at multi-national companies. At Encore, Ms. Ting is responsible for people, culture, communications and ESG, providing strategic vision and enterprise leadership.  Prior to Encore, Ms. Ting was the Chief Peopl ..read more

Today’s guest is Susan Hailey, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OpenText. As an expert in leading all aspects of human capital and talent for high-growth organizations in technology and life sciences, Susan is known for innovation, results, and creating high-performance teams around the globe. In this episode, you’ll hear about the benefits and importance of interdepartmental “cross-pollination”, hiring process differences in cultures around the world, evaluating interviewees’ responses to behavioral interview questions, and some of the challen ..read more

Today’s guest is Eva Andres, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Juniper. Juniper  strives to deliver network experiences that transform how people connect, work and live. Their solutions power connections in education, healthcare, secure banking and more. From Junos to Apstra and Paragon to Mist AI, Juniper pushes the envelope on predictability, programmability, automation, and insights. By making experience the top priority, Juniper creates agile networks that transcend customer expectations. Eva is responsible for charting Juniper’s global people strategy, fostering diversity, in ..read more

My guest today is Chief People Officer of 2K, Bobbie Grafeld.  She leads 2K's People Team, including HRBPs, talent acquisition, total rewards, talent and organization development, employee relations, people operations, and DEI. 2K is a videogame publisher managing some of the most creative, respected and premium brands in games today. Founded in 2005 within Take Two Interactive, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment for PC, console and mobile platforms. Their world-class team of engineers, developers, graphic artists and publishing professionals are stewards of a growing lib ..read more

Our guest today is Megan D. Burkhart, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Comerica. Comerica Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas with three major divisions: commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management. Megan’s position oversees Diversity & Inclusion, HR Operations, Technology & Risk, HR Consulting, Learning, Talent and Organizational Change Management, Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards. Leaders Playbook is a podcast hosted by Dr. Diane Hamilton, and powered by the Global Mentor Network. We share stories about how to drive transformational ..read more

My guest today is Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health. Ola oversees the company’s Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Community Relations, Communications, Environmental Health and Safety, Security, Real Estate, Facilities and Aviation organizations. Her passion for DE&I has propelled her to become a co-executive sponsor for the company’s DE&I Council and an advisor for the company’s Black and African American Racial Equity Cabinet, two internal groups charged with challenging the status quo and ultimately helping to advance DE&I within the organ ..read more

Our guest today is MetLife EVP and Chief HR Officer Susan Podlogar. In this episode, our discussion focuses on MetLife’s wellness programs and initiatives. Susan provides actionable steps you can take to start building your own company’s wellness culture, which is proven to create empathy and connection within your teams. She also shares metrics around the direct and indirect costs of poor employee health, and the impact wellness has on a company’s bottom line.  Leaders Playbook is a podcast hosted by Thuy Vu and Dr. Diane Hamilton, and powered by the Global Mentor Network. We share stori ..read more

Our guest today is DocuSign’s Chief People Offier, Joan Burke. In this episode, we discuss DocuSign’s unique core company values: Trusted, Loved, and Responsible. Joan tells us how and why these values are kept top-of-mind for every decision around how they treat customers, partners, and most importantly, employees. We talk about HR initiatives ranging from DEI to how DocuSign handled the pandemic and everything in between (including the company’s unique forest conservation program, DocuSign for Forests). Joan came out of retirement to join DocuSign, and boy are we glad she did. Leaders P ..read more

Today’s guest is Andrea Alexander, Chief People Officer at Rent the Runway. Andrea is a huge believer in social capital and the important contributions it makes in workplace culture, and is focused on creating programs to help employees develop social capital despite working in a remote-first world. In this episode, Andrea defines social capital at work, and discusses how it can help promote a diverse and inclusive culture, increase productivity, and improve employee engagement.  Leaders Playbook is a podcast hosted by Thuy Vu and Dr. Diane Hamilton, and powered by the Global Mentor Netwo ..read more