We were joined by people leaders from Glassdoor, Asana, and Gusto.
We talked about the fragmented burnout and how it’s hitting people differently, how performance expectations have shifted in the last 6-12 months, and more.
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(03:18) Good news stories from the guests and hosts
(10:25) Fragmented burnout & how it’s hitting different roles
(12:09) External pressures, AI anxiety & workplace expectations
(13:27) Burnout as a personal experience: ownership vs. company responsibility
(16:35) Rethinking roles, flexibility & meeting changing employee expectations
(19:16) Empowering managers to reimagine roles using AI
(20:41) Clarifying the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) during transformation
(22:08) Internal mobility in the age of AI: org chart vs. work chart
(24:32) From bell curve to bell cliff: redefining performance expectations
(26:04) HR’s role in transparent, human-centered performance shifts
(29:20) Has the performance bar moved? Surveying the room
(31:53) How Glassdoor is redesigning performance with clarity & structure
(34:03) The emotional toll of high performance & psychological safety risks
(35:44) Simple, powerful manager questions to surface blockers
(37:01) Peer feedback and cross-functional collaboration blockers
(41:09) Asking for help, normalizing team-based problem solving
(42:06) After party reflections: rethinking performance with old & new problems
(45:58) Why AI is the catalyst—but not the only answer—for a new performance model
(48:54) Real-time AI coaching & proactive performance feedback at scale
(52:23) Moving from annual reviews to check-in > coach > calibrate
(55:05) Magic wand question: what performance challenge would you automate?
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Past guests on MPL include Brené Brown, Annie Dean (VP of Team Anywhere, Atlassian), Josh Bersin, Katie Burke (Chief People Officer, Harvey), Liz Fosslien, Helen Russell (Chief People Officer, HubSpot), Dave Scott (Chief People Officer, ADT), Melanie Rossenwasser (Chief People Officer, Dropbox), Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Sprout Social), and many more.
