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Why Greylock's Glen Evans Says Your All-Nighter Culture Is Actually Anti-Growth
This segment examines the resurgence of "996" work culture (9 AM to 9 PM, six days weekly) among Silicon Valley's early-stage founders.
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46:32
Why HR Should Never Lead Training: The Case for Leader-to-Leader Learning with Fidelma Butler, Couchbase
In this episode of HR Heretics, Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich interview Fidelma Butler, Chief People Officer at Couchbase, a NoSQL cloud database…
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44:01
The Fractional Executive Myth with Sally Thornton, Forshay
In this episode of HR Heretics, Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich interview Sally Thornton, founder of Forshay.
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16:37
Is It Ever Okay to be Late to Meetings?
Kelli and Nolan explore the art of professional boundary-setting and etiquette.
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38:39
Creating the 'Airbnb for Offsites': Jared Kleinert on Building the Future of Work Retreats
In this episode of HR Heretics, Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich interview Jared Kleinert, founder of Offsite.com, who shares insights on planning…
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27:38
The $8M DoorDash Mistake: Equity Offers
In this candid "HR Heretics" segment, Nolan and Kelli expose the hidden risks of equity compensation, including Nolan's $8 million DoorDash missed…
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18:02
Tobi Lütke Wants Shopify Employees to Use AI Reflexively — Should You? with Siadhal Magos of Metaview
In this installment of AI Corner, Siadhal Magos, the CEO of Metaview, and Nolan Church explore the emerging trend of "CEO AI mandates" from the likes of…
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18:40
360 Reviews Without the Dread
In this week's 'Dear Heretics' segment, Kelli and Nolan unpacks the intricacies of 360 reviews from a management perspective, offering pragmatic…
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43:24
Troy Sultan: How Guide Turned RCs into Iron Man
In this episode, Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich interview Troy Sultan who shares his journey from Google to founding Guide, an AI-powered recruiting…
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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.
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