Who Owns Work? With Kristin Reed

In this episode, my guest is Kristin Reed. Kristin is a senior consultant at Veldhoen + Company, where she co-creates strategies for a better world of work through activity-based work. “I’m all about making work as exciting as possible, or at least suck less,” she says. Kristin and I discuss a strategy called activity-based working,…

Introducing Amplify Academy With Lars Schmidt

Introducing Amplify Academy With Lars Schmidt

Welcome to this bonus episode of Punk Rock HR! For this episode, I’m joined by my good friend, bestselling author and founder of Amplify, Lars Schmidt. Lars is here to celebrate the launch of his new initiative, Amplify Academy, which is officially live. We explore what Amplify Academy is, how this initiative supports professionals in…

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Do Hard Things With Steve Magness

Welcome to this bonus episode of Punk Rock HR. My guest today is world-renowned expert on health and human performance Steve Magness. Steve’s books include “Peak Performance,” “The Passion Paradox,” “The Science of Running” and the new bestseller “Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness.” His work…

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The Gathering Effect With Lindsey Caplan

My guest today is Lindsey Caplan, founder and lead consultant of The Gathering Effect. Through her company, Lindsey partners with businesses, executives, chiefs of staff, marketing leaders, etc., to assist them in defining, diagnosing and adjusting their gatherings for their desired effect. Think about your last work gathering. Why did you come together? What was…

Transform Your Career Through Virtual Work Experience Programs with Thomas Brunskill

My guest today is Thomas Brunskill. He’s co-founder and CEO of Forage, an open-access platform where professionals can learn about new careers and skills by participating in virtual work experience programs. In this episode, we discuss what these virtual work experience programs are, how they differ from internships or traditional learning platforms, and, most importantly,…

Changing the Lives of Adult Learners With Sean Flynn

My guest in this episode is Sean Flynn, chief customer officer at InStride. InStride partners with businesses to create life-changing workforce education programs through a leading academic network. Back in the day, these programs were called “tuition reimbursement,” but now, we are ensuring that adult learners have a better opportunity to learn, grow, develop and stay…