Why are we still using resumes like it's 1995?! 📄

Live from CultureCon® 2025, Nikki Lewallen Gregory is joined by Natasha Nuytten, CEO of CLARA, for a rapid-fire convo on shaking up everything we thought we knew about HR.

From blowing up the resume to embracing AI in ethical and human-first ways, Natasha dishes on how leaders can stop playing it safe and start rethinking talent. They explore the magic of unlearning, why potential matters more than pedigree, and how to build hiring processes that actually reflect the world we live in today.

If you're tired of rinse-and-repeat recruiting and ready to reimagine the future of work, this episode is your permission slip to challenge the status quo and lead with heart and strategy.

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• Unlearning outdated HR practices creates room for innovation.
• Skills-based hiring outperforms resume-based filtering.
• Culture fit should evolve into culture value-add.
• AI must be ethical, transparent, and human-first.
• Potential matters more than traditional career paths.

What if the secret to staying focused, aligned, and genuinely excited about your goals wasn't a 20-page annual plan, but a simple monthly sprint? Nikki and Jason pull back the curtain on how PeopleForward Network uses OKRs and monthly sprint goals to spark team momentum. 📈

They demystify what OKRs really are, how sprint goals drive alignment and energy, and why failing fast can actually fuel success. Packed with real-life examples and people-first leadership insights, this episode delivers practical tips and a dose of workplace magic. 💡

Whether you're leading a team or just trying to keep the main thing the main thing, this episode is your playbook for unlocking strategic progress, one sprint at a time. 🏃‍♀️

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• OKRs bring focus and clarity to what really matters.
• Monthly sprints keep goals agile and actionable.
• Team alignment grows with regular goal check-ins.
• A safe, feedback-rich culture powers real progress.
• Agility isn't optional, it's a must for modern teams.

What if your biggest money block was invisible… and inherited?

Welcome to a groundbreaking kickoff of a new Addicted to Betterment series with Nikki and David, and the incomparable financial coach, Roya Mattis. Together, they dive deep into the subconscious programming most of us never question: the invisible money stories we inherited long before we even earned our first dollar. 🧠

From cheese-and-cracker ceilings to yacht-level abundance, Roya masterfully unpacks how our earliest money memories silently set our financial thermostats, and how we unconsciously sabotage success when we out-earn our internal "deserve level."

This isn't your average money mindset talk. It's about soul elevation, healing scarcity at the root, and stepping fully into your purpose-driven power with money as a tool, not a trap. 💸

📲 If any of this resonated with you and you are curious about programs offers or possibilities, click this link: http://www.CallWithRoya.com

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Key Takeaways:

• Financial ceilings are often subconscious, not circumstantial.
• Early money memories shape lifelong beliefs and behaviors.
• Deserve level determines financial highs and lows.
• Money is a tool for love and expansion.
• Rewrite inherited money beliefs to change your future.

Ever wonder what your action figure accessories would be? Or whether you'd rather be launched to Mars or dive into the depths of the ocean? 🌊 🚀

In this offbeat bonus episode of Leading for Wellness, Dr. Patricia Grabarek and Dr. Katina Sawyer ditch the serious talk and take each other on a wild ride through quirky, laugh-out-loud hypotheticals, all sparked by a friendly showdown between Google and ChatGPT.

From irrational fears to fashion regrets and hilarious text messages from fans, this candid convo is full of surprising insights, contagious laughter, and the kind of weird questions that make you pause... and maybe howl laughing.

Come for the fun, stay for the perspective shift.

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• Humor enhances connection and authenticity in leadership.
• Irrational fears can spark thoughtful self-awareness.
• Fashion trends reveal hidden parts of personality.
• Offbeat questions encourage meaningful reflection.
• Joyful moments create memorable team bonding.

Employees crave feedback, and 96% say they want it! But let's be honest… giving and receiving feedback can be awkward. 😬

In this episode of "In the Loop", Katherine Coble is tackling the art of feedback: how to do it well, when to give it, and why it matters.

Inspired by Radical Candor by Kim Scott, Katherine explores how to balance caring personally while challenging directly (without being too harsh… or too nice).

Plus, we're sharing the "Four F's of Feedback," a simple formula to make your feedback clear, actionable, and actually helpful. 🎯

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Key Takeaways:

• Right amount of feedback drives highest employee engagement.
• Give feedback as close to the event as possible.
• Leaders model openness by regularly asking for feedback themselves.
• Balance caring personally with challenging directly, like Radical Candor.
• Use Four F's: frame, future, feelings, follow-up.

Ever felt like your culture change efforts are just… throwing spaghetti at the wall 🍝?

In this episode, Nikki sits down with BJ McKay from ADVISA to swap real, in-the-trenches stories of transformation.

Together they break down the ATLAS framework, reveal why discomfort is the secret ingredient to lasting change, and share how to keep leaders energized instead of burned out.

From ditching the busywork to mastering the art of measurable impact, BJ's insights will have you rethinking how you approach culture so it actually sticks. This is your backstage pass to what works (and what doesn't) when you're leading people-first change that lasts. 🎯

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• Real transformation is uncomfortable but necessary.
• Systems must show measurable impact, not just look good.
• Focus on fewer priorities to reduce burnout and increase impact.
• Leadership growth at work benefits life outside of work.

Ready to break free from program fatigue and culture initiatives that fizzle out fast?

Nikki sits down with Heather Haas, CEO of Advisa, as she shares why so many culture efforts flop and how HR professionals can finally make the shift from being stuck in a silo to leading true transformation.

They dive into the game-changing A.T.L.A.S. framework. Think executive activation, trust, leadership development, people data, and killer systems all designed to drive results and get your team rowing in the same direction.

If you're an HR leader who's done with the fluff and ready for a proven system that sticks, this convo is your new playbook 💡

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• HR needs executive buy-in, culture change isn't a solo act.
• Define behaviors, not buzzwords.
• Use data to shift from tactical to strategic.
• Develop leaders aligned to culture goals.
• Systems must support, not sabotage, change.

What if the hardest part of leading well... was everything around you trying to stop you?

Dr. Patricia Grabarek and Dr. Katina Sawyer pull back the curtain on what it really takes to lead with empathy and integrity when the system around you isn't built to support it.

From personal stories of burnout and toxic workplaces to actionable strategies for building micro-cultures and protecting your team's well-being, this episode doesn't shy away from the messy, exhausting, and deeply human side of people-first leadership. 🤲

Learn how to stay grounded when you're surrounded by resistance, and why the right kind of hard is the one that puts people first.

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• Create micro-cultures even in toxic environments.
• Recovery requires more than just relaxation.
• Find and build with culture allies.
• Time investment in people yields long-term gains.
• Leadership is hard. Choose challenges that uplift.