HR Heretics
Hosts Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich have been through it all, the highs and the lows – IPOs, layoffs, executive turnover, board meetings, culture changes, and more. With a lineup of industry vets and experts, Nolan and Kelli break down the nitty-gritty details, trade offs, and dynamics of constructing high performing companies. Through unfiltered conversations that can only happen between seasoned practitioners – Kelli and Nolan dive deep into the kind of leadership-level strategy that often happens behind closed doors.
This show is for those who are ready to ditch conventional wisdom and figure out from first principles what works for their culture, business model, and industry, with the goal of building a resilient and enduring company.
Recent Episodes
The HR Insider: Melanie Naranjo, VP People at Ethena Gets Real
Nov. 30, 2023
In this episode, Melanie, Kelli and Nolan dig into the current sentiment in HR, why the bar is set lower than it should be, why you should abandon PIPs, instilling a culture of feedback among execs, and why EQ isn’t the most…
David Hanrahan on High Performance: Comp Strategy, Performance Cycles, and New Norms
Nov. 21, 2023
David Hanrahan is the Chief People Officer of Flare and a highly respected people leader. David joins Kelli and Nolan for an unfiltered discussion on pushing for high performance in your company, normalizing scorecards, and …
Steve Cadigan on Blitzscaling LinkedIn, Competitive Exec Teams, and RTO
Nov. 16, 2023
Steve Cadigan scaled LinkedIn from 400 to 4000 people in 3.5 years, and is now an author and consultant on global talent strategy. He joins Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church to discuss lessons from working with LinkedIn’s CEO…
Molly Graham on Building a Powerful Network, Managing Your Emotions, and Creating High Performing Teams in Hyperscale
Nov. 9, 2023
Molly Graham is a seasoned exec, builder, and widely-read writer in tech. She joins Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church to discuss her lessons from working on different challenges (HR,Comms, GTM, COO) in hyper-scaling companies…
Tomasz Tunguz on Hiring the Right Talent, Firing the Wrong Execs, and Navigating M&As
Nov. 2, 2023
Tomasz Tunguz is a GP at Theory Ventures and the writer of one of the best blog/newsletters in tech. Tom joins Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church to discuss the relationship between boards, founders and People leaders, and ho…
Colleen McCreary on Layoffs, M&A, and Recruiting the Best Talent
Oct. 26, 2023
Colleen McCreary, a seasoned Chief People Officer (Zynga, Credit Karma, EA, Twilio)-turned-venture capitalist at Ribbit Capital, sits down with Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church. This insider conversation covers tactical advi…
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