In today’s episode, I chat with Enrique Rubio, HR, Tech and Future of Work expert, keynote speaker and founder of Hacking HR, a global learning community at the intersection of future of work, technology, business and organizations, with thousands of members of all over the world. Enrique is also the Head of Global Community at Transform. Enrique and I have been friends for many years now. We met in the days before the pandemic, and found easy alignment with our shared passion for making a difference.  In the years since, we’ve individually branched out while remaining connected through events, LinkedIn and the occasional video chat. This discussion, like many before it, addresses the future of work and HR’s role in defining it. Though we also explored Enrique’s origin story, including his time in the corporate world, and how HackingHR was formed.  It was another in a line of memorable discussions with a good friend. And I hope you enjoy this as much as we did recording it. Enrique RubioEnrique is an HR, Tech and Future of Work expert, keynote speaker and founder of Hacking HR, a global learning community at the intersection of future of work, technology, business and organizations, with thousands of members of all over the world, and also the Head of Global Community at Transform. Enrique is one of the top 100 HR global influencers. He was the founder and CEO at Management Consultants, a firmed specialized in Human Resources in Venezuela. Before Management Consultants, Enrique worked in the telecommunications sector as a Senior Project Engineer for Telefonica and several other companies in the early to mid-2000s. Enrique is a guest author in several blogs about innovation, management and human resources. Most recently Enrique worked as an advisor to the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank.  Enrique currently leads Hacking HR, one of the fastest growing communities of HR leaders around the world. Enrique frequently speaks about topics ranging from DEIB, future of work, HR strategy, employee experience, among others, drawing on Hacking HR’s research. Additionally, Enrique designs hundreds of learning programs for the Hacking HR community in the form of events and short-term programs.  Enrique is a Fulbright Scholar, and Electronic Engineer with an Executive Master’s in Public Administration from Maxwell School at Syracuse University.  LinkedInWebsite Thinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. We tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture. And if you enjoy the work we’re doing here, consider giving us a 5-star rating, leaving a comment & subscribing. It ensures you get updated whenever we release new content & really helps amplify our message. LinkedInWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMattMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology. LinkedInTwitter 

In today’s episode, I chat with Katy George, McKinsey’s chief people officer and a leader in the firm’s Operations Practice. In her role, Katy is responsible for McKinsey’s global people functions, including professional development and learning, recruiting, human resources, performance evaluation, and people analytics. She is also a member of the Shareholders Council, the firm’s equivalent of the board of directors, and their 15-person global leadership team.In recent years, Katy has focused on advanced technology development, adoption and the workforce development necessary to capitalize on innovation. And that was the starting point for a wide-ranging discussion that covered, among other topics, labor economics, global workforce demographics, and the shift to skills. As organizations and their leaders reevaluate talent strategies that got them this far, Katy’s unique vantage point advances a discussion that puts the employee at the centre and delivers outpaced growth for those who deploy it.This was another bucket-list conversation and I hope you enjoy as much as I did recording it.Katy GeorgeSince joining the firm, Katy has partnered with clients on their transformations, including operational performance improvement, operations strategy linked to business strategy, and operating model design.She has led programs around product launch, manufacturing network configuration and plant performance, end-to-end sourcing and supply chain optimization, and quality system effectiveness. Katy has also worked with companies on digitizing their sales and marketing approaches, as well as their operations, making technology platform decisions, and transforming organization structures.In recent years, Katy has focused on advanced technology development and adoption, and the workforce development required to capture the value from these new technologies. She coleads McKinsey’s partnership with MxD, a 250-member consortium of leading government academic and corporate organizations. Her industry experience includes work in the pharmaceutical, medical-device, consumer-goods, and aerospace industries. All her work includes a focus on capability building to support sustained performance improvement.Prior to joining McKinsey, Katy worked as an associate analyst at an economic consulting firm. Her doctoral work focused on production system design and supply chain improvements in assembly industries. Katy works actively with Episcopal Relief & Development, an international relief and development agency.Social links:LinkedInThinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. We tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture. And if you enjoy the work we’re doing here, consider giving us a 5-star rating, leaving a comment & subscribing. It ensures you get updated whenever we release new content & really helps amplify our message.LinkedInWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedInTwitter

Sandrine Bardot is a truly global compensation strategist. Her experiences at the world’s largest organizations, including Microsoft, Apple & Airbus, through Europe, the Middle East & Asia, grants her a unique perspective. And she’s shared her perspectives; writing nearly 300 blogs at compensationinsider.com - on everything from employee performance to complex total rewards strategies. It makes her the perfect person to discuss the future of organizational compensation.Many employees give little consideration to the broader view; focusing on their own salary, bonuses and benefits. Though in aggregate, they often represent an organization’s largest expense. Which makes its strategy and management crucial in an incredibly competitive global labour market. And how do things shift as work increasingly goes hybrid? Should organizations pay based on the cost of their local labour market? Or by the specific role, regardless of location? We discuss these and myriad other fascinating topics that you won’t want to miss. Sandrine BardotAn award-winning Compensation & Benefits expert, Sandrine Bardot boasts a 28-year career in the field of Total Rewards. She took on took on roles with increasing responsibilities in Compensation & Benefits in Microsoft, Airbus, Apple, Philips, Fiat and more, leading to positions of Global Head of Performance and Reward at Majid Al Futtaim in Dubai then Mubadala in Abu Dhabi.Established in 2013, her company The Bardot Group offers specialised C&B consulting, training and keynote speaking services, mostly throughout the GCC, Asia and Africa.She shares hands-on, pragmatic approaches with her clients, ensuring that the projects will have immediate impact and business value and don’t remain “an idea on the shelf”.As part of her outreach to educate the HR community, she authors a blog, Compensation Insider.com, with over 300 articles published to date inspiring HR leaders and practitioners on topics related to the Employee Value Proposition.She is also a regular speaker at HR conferences and in-house events.LinkedInWebsiteThinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. Each week we’ll tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture.LinkedInInstagramTwitterWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedInTwitter