People Leader Accelerator Podcast

Welcome to “People Leader Accelerator Podcast”! On this show, we dive deep with business and HR leaders to uncover what really works when it comes to building high performing organizations, navigating leadership challenges, and making better management decisions. Whether you’re the first People leader at a startup or a seasoned executive at a company with scale, you’ll find practical insights you can apply right away. 

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What Do We Talk About?

At People Leader Accelerator, or PLA, we help People leaders elevate into strategic business leaders. We help them grow their teams and businesses, hire better, and create high-performance organizations. 

We share our insights and advice as well as learnings from HR and business leaders we admire who are making a real difference to organizations around the world.

We're tackling questions today’s business leaders are grappling with, like:

  • What do CEOs really need from a strong People Leader? 

  • How do you deal with difficult executives? 

  • What really happens in board meetings and what role should you play? 

  • How do you develop leaders who drive results?

  • How do you build a culture of accountability without micromanaging your team?

  • What truly motivates high-performers today?

  • The hidden pitfalls of hiring: How to spot and land top talent consistently?

  • Organizational shifts that stick: Navigating change without chaos.

  • Leading through burnout: Supporting your team (and yourself) in a demanding work environment.

  • M&A talent traps: How to integrate teams and retain your stars during transitions.

  • Effective compensation strategies: What's fair, what retains, and what drives performance?

  • HR Tech that works (and what just creates more headaches).

  • The unseen leadership challenges of rapid scaling: What no one tells you about growing fast.

And much, much more.

Your input is valuable to us. Have a topic you're grappling with, or a leader you want us to feature? Let us know via our Contact form

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