Show Notes
In this episode of the Hiring Maturity podcast, Jon invites Arthur Matuszewski, VP of Talent at Better, to share how his company climbed the curve. Better offers customers a streamlined mortgage process to eliminate fees, additional steps and appointments – making it easier to buy a home at the best available rates. Arthur discusses how Better went from 400 to 4,400 employees in just over one year by focusing on quality, autonomy and operational strategy. Today’s talent thought leaders know first-hand that a winning talent strategy drives real business results. In this limited series, Greenhouse President and Co-founder Jon Stross sits down with talent leaders from companies like The Knot Worldwide, Team.ai, Fair and ThoughtWorks to discuss their Hiring Maturity journeys. Discover how each featured company moved up the Greenhouse Hiring Maturity curve and what they learned along the way.
More from The Greenhouse Podcast: People-first
People-first companies prioritize their people and foster a culture of hiring. They understand that people are their most valuable asset, so they treat all their people practices — especially hiring — as strategic, rather than administrative, functions. On the Greenhouse podcast: People-first, join host Donald Knight, Chief People Officer at Greenhouse, as he sits down with individuals at innovative organizations to discover how these companies prioritize their people.
In this episode, Donald is joined by Lars Minns, Chief HR Officer at Mercedes-Benz, North America and Steve Ehretsman, Founder & CEO at Shamrock Prosthetics, Inc., to discuss the importance of building trust and care between leaders and employees. Lars and Steve also share their personal journeys and how experiences in their lives outside of work have made them more effective leaders.
In this episode, Donald is joined by Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri, Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer at TPG Global, and the Co-Founders of Medley, Edith Cooper and Jordan Taylor, CEO, to discuss the importance of feedback loops and how to manage with intentional focus. We also discuss strategies to create development opportunities and how to formally invest in employee growth.
In this episode, Donald is joined by Kenysha Bartee, SVP, People & Culture at SoundExchange and Jamie Adasi, Head of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Allyship (IDEA) at Greenhouse to unpack the leading characteristics of people-first companies. You’ll also learn about the importance of matching internal values with external values and how leading with curiosity can drive business outcomes.
In this episode, Donald is joined by WPP's Jennifer Remling, Global Chief People Officer and Robyn Tombacher, Global Chief People Operations Officer, to discuss moving away from a leadership model of "command and control" towards "support and empower" in order to strengthen innovation and creativity. You'll also hear specific ways senior women leaders can impact company culture.