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Join host Chris Rainey on the HR Leaders Podcast, where he sits down with top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR experts to uncover the strategies, trends, and insights shaping the future of human resources. Each episode dives into best practices in people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations that impact both business success and society at large. Whether you're an HR professional or simply passionate about modern workplace strategies, this podcast delivers expert advice, real-world experiences, and the latest trends in HR, making it your go-to resource for all things human resources.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin host Chris Rainey on the HR Leaders Podcast, where he sits down with top Chief People Officers, CHROs, and leading HR experts to uncover the strategies, trends, and insights shaping the future of human resources. Each episode dives into best practices in people management, leadership challenges, and transformative HR innovations that impact both business success and society at large.
HR Leaders is hosted by Chris Rainey. The show has published 882 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How Primark Grows Its Own Leaders: 5 Practical Takeaways for HR" (21 October 2026, 31 minutes), "What Nobody Tells Your CEO: 7 Leadership Lessons for HR" (14 October 2026, 59 minutes), and "5 Mistakes Every Company Needs to Fix Before Adding Another AI Tool" (12 October 2026, 56 minutes).
HR Leaders publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 882 episodes.
Booking probability for HR Leaders is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. HR Leaders requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. HR Leaders's contact route on record: verified email.
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Chris Rainey hosts HR Leaders, a business podcast with 882 episodes published.
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Episode #886
How does Primark develop frontline leaders and help colleagues build careers within the business? John D. Hadeed, Senior Vice President, People & Culture, US at Primark, joins Chris Rainey to share the career...
Episode #885
The meeting ends. Everyone nods. Then the real conversation starts without the CEO. For HR leaders, that puts you in a difficult spot. You hear the concerns. You see the friction. But how do you tell someone at the top...
Episode #884
What if the biggest barrier to better work is not a lack of technology, but unclear priorities, inconsistent ways of working and disconnected teams? In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Sandra Ma...
Episode #883
What if the strongest workplace culture is not built through expensive perks, but through the everyday systems that make people feel seen, supported and able to grow? In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit...
Episode #882
What if the biggest mistake companies are making with AI is trying to improve individual tasks instead of redesigning the entire process? In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Bruno Da Sola , Group...
Episode #881
How Endeavor Health Is Building One Culture Across Four Health Systems In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Dianna Sparacino, MBA, SPHR, Chief People Officer at Endeavor Health , to explore how the...
Episode #880
Employee listening only matters if people can see what changed because they spoke up. In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Amy Schultz of DTE Energy to explore how employee listening can become a...
Episode #879
What if burnout is not only about how much you work, but what you believe success requires from you? In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Nabeela Elsayed, MS, ACC , author of Breaking Burnout , to...
Episode #878
The fastest way to learn AI may be to stop learning about it and start building with it. In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an inspiring conversation with Simon Brown Global Learning & Development...
Episode #876
The CHRO’s real test isn’t getting a seat at the table, it’s whether the CEO would make the decision without them. In this special episode, Lewis Brown, Jr. - MA and Josh Klein of From Here Collective join Rich Jennings...
Episode #875
AI is moving faster than most organisations can redesign themselves, so how do you stop transformation becoming a series of disconnected technology fixes? Every leader says they want a high-performing team. But what...
Episode #874
AI is moving faster than most organisations can redesign themselves, so how do you stop transformation becoming a series of disconnected technology fixes? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an...
Episode #873
What if AI isn't replacing jobs, but quietly redesigning the tasks inside them? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an important conversation with Sultan Murad Saidov , Former CEO / Founder and Investor...
Episode #872
Constant tech shifts and viral noise are quietly exhausting your workforce and killing critical thinking. In the latest HR Leaders Podcast episode, I spoke with Laura Maffucci, Head of HR at Globalization Partners. She...
Episode #871
What if the self-doubt holding you back isn't proof of failure, but evidence of growth? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an important conversation with Maharukh Dalal, founder of The Career...
Episode #869
Why do enterprise skills programs always look great on paper, but break down the moment real work happens? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an inspiring conversation with Josh Newman, VP of Skills...
Episode #868
Every company wants to become AI-native. But who is preparing the workforce for what comes next? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an important conversation with Bijal Shah , CEO & Board Director at...
Episode #867
We spend all our time fixing business workflows, so why is HRs own workflow still broken? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an inspiring conversation with Jeffrey Schmitz, Former Chief People Officer...
Episode #866
HR fixes everyone else's workflows, but who fixes HR's? In the most recent HR Leaders Podcast episode, I had an inspiring conversation with Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer at Remote. She explains how her team...
Episode #865
Many HR teams struggle to move beyond transactional order-taking . Ty Beasley , Chief Talent Officer at RSM US LLP , shares how grounding HR in financial realities transformed his team into trusted strategic advisors...
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