First 90 Days as CPO of a Big Company: Colleen McCreary's Blueprint
“HR Heretics” | How CPOs, CHROs, Founders, and Boards Build High Performing Companies
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Show Notes
Friend of the pod Colleen McCreary discusses some big news: her return to a CPO role at a remote-first public company (Confluent). She shares insights on navigating the first 90 days, organizational change, implementing a company-wide initiative to eliminate unnecessary processes, and gearing up for lots of 1:1s.
Colleen, Kelli, and Nolan discuss transparent leadership, building community in remote environments, and bringing humanity to workplace policies—all while balancing the challenges of joining an established company as an executive with a public reputation
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Colleen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenmccrearychiefpplofficer
Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/
Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(2:28) Remote Work Authenticity Challenges During the Pandemic
(5:19) How the CPO Role Has Changed in Today's Market
(10:14) Joining a Public Company as CPO with a Public Persona
(14:29) Sponsor: Metaview
(19:51) Creating a "Remove the B******t" Company OKR
(25:41) Building Community in Remote-First Organizations
(28:25) Bringing Humanity to Crisis Response in HR
(30:17) Tackling Compensation Transparency as a New CPO
(31:02) Continuous Improvement Over Perfection in Leadership
(37:25) Balancing Multiple CPO Responsibilities While Driving Change
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