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Getting a pulse on your workforce in high-stakes environments is a challenge few talk about, but it’s the reality for HR leaders today.Pulse brings you real conversations with HR leaders navigating the pressure, pace, and potential of operating in high-stakes environments.From post-acquisition chaos to boardroom reporting, these unfiltered stories reveal how people leaders drive impact through data, strategy, and grit.Brought to you by HRBench, the people analytics platform for high-performance HR teams.
HRBench hosts Pulse by HRBench, a business show with 20 episodes published.
Melissa Duncan top grades every director-and-above hire, and she will not recommend anyone for a people-leader seat who has not gone through it. In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, she breaks down how PE-backed SaaS com
Leadership development fails when it starts with a training request. Ash Panjwani has spent thirteen years building performance and leadership systems at VMware, Twilio, OneTrust, and Procore, and now runs Work Happy. Sh
Cole Napper, the world's first Chief People Intelligence Officer, walks through his People Intelligence Manifesto, why the HR operating model is collapsing into two layers, and how HR leaders can stop losing the language
RyanMae McAvoy has worked with the same finance leader at Blackthorne for four years. They don't fight over budgets. They co-build them. In this conversation, she shares the exact approach she used to build that relation
A $52 million whistleblower verdict in LA. Six years of litigation. Attorney's fees not added yet. Susanne Kleveros, founder of Don't Tell HR, joins Pulse by HRBench to unpack why employee relations just exploded, why si
Results don't just happen. They're designed. Dr. Tim Williams spent his career at P&G turning that idea into operating systems that HR leaders can actually run. He joins Pulse by HRBench to unpack what changes when HR tr
Everyone's being told to "use AI." But most HR teams don't have a flight plan, a pilot, or even a destination. In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, we sit down with Kristin McDonald and Dani Woods, two seasoned HRIS and
John Youngkrantz, Payroll & HRIS Manager at FirstKey Homes, spent years watching HR hand managers spreadsheets and call it reporting. On this episode, he breaks down exactly how his team changed that — building dashboard
AI has officially moved past experimentation. In 2026, the real challenge is how to embed AI into your business strategy, while keeping humans firmly in the loop. In this episode of Pulse, we chat with Melissa Lemberg, V
HR professionals are told the same thing: Work hard. Gain experience. Wait your turn. But, that’s not how careers accelerate. In this episode of Pulse, Dani Woods shares what helped her move from HR assistant to director
HR leaders have reports, but still struggle to drive action. In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, Emily Granholm breaks down what it takes to make HR a strategic business function, especially inside PE-backed companies,
What does it take to lead people in high-stakes, private-equity-backed environments, where efficiency matters, managers are underprepared, and AI is reshaping how work gets done? In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, Kell
AI is reshaping how we work, and HR should be at the forefront. In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, we sit down with Kristin McDonald, a veteran HR tech strategist and self-proclaimed “HR tech nerd,” to unpack what it m
What if the performance issues you’re seeing are really signs of trauma? In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, Dr. John King shares his powerful story, from surviving childhood trafficking and losing everything at age 45,
In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, we sit down with Stacie Baird, Chief People Officer at Community Medical Services, to talk about the early warning signs of burnout, and what HR can do before it turns into turnover.
What happens when you lead with culture and back it up with real-time workforce data? In this episode, Kevin Trowbridge, Director of Compensation at Kimray, a 75-year-old manufacturing company that’s rewriting what moder
How should HR leaders show up in high-growth, PE-backed companies? In this episode of Pulse by HRBench, we unpack the HR playbook for private equity environments with seasoned HR leader Nicole Logue. Nicole shares lesson
What does it take to turn HR data into decisions? In this episode of Pulse, we sit down with Courtney Brown, HR Analyst, to break down how she uses data to drive action across the employee lifecycle. From recruiting to o
In this episode of Pulse, I speak with Alex Thompson, SHRM-CP and get his insights for making your work visible, trusted, and strategic. Alex has sat on both sides of the table, first as an HRBench customer, and now as a
What do executives really want from HR data — and how do you earn their trust? In this episode of Pulse, Logan talks with Dani Woods, an experienced HR leader, people strategist, and founder of Lotus Welle. Dani shares w
Cole Napper
Chief People Intelligence Officer · Lightcast
1 appearance on this show
Tim Williams
Group Head of People Strategy and Culture · Cochise County Sheriff's Office
1 appearance on this show
Dr. John King
American Cultural Studies PhD candidate at Bowling Green State University · Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative
1 appearance on this show
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Strategic Impact and Planning · The Farsight Institute
1 appearance on this show
Alex Thompson
professor · Cigarette Racing
1 appearance on this show
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