In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Elaine Mason, Vice President, People and Communities at Cisco.

Episode highlights

[02:28] - What are Horizontal Communities?

[05:35] - What were the trends that motivated this change?

[09:00] - This is a big undertaking, how did you go about shifting the mindset?

[11:43] - How have current events accelerated this change?

[17:52] - Shifting Business partner roles to become the compass of HR

[20:32] - How not having to "firefight" allowed leaders to see current trends

[22:21] - What does the training and upskilling look like for these leaders?

[24:07] - "If you are not a fan of grey space, then you do not belong here"

[25:52] - What does success look like for your team?

[29:01] - How are you leveraging the venture capital model

[32:41] - What's next for you and your team?

[37:38] - Parting advice for you

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