the radical innovators series
the radical innovators series
Podcast Description
The radical innovators series, hosted by Frank Congiu, shares insightful conversations with top HR leaders from major global organizations. Each episode brings together the world’s most forward-thinking CHROs to explore bold ideas, transformative strategies and the future of workforce innovation. Inspiring HR leaders of today and tomorrow.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores various themes related to human resources, including workforce innovation, the integration of AI in HR processes, and the development of people-first organizational cultures. Episodes feature discussions on topics such as leading with intention, redefining work and culture, and disruptive workforce strategies at companies like Mastercard, IBM, and Walmart.
Join Frank Congiu, EVP of human capital strategy & executive partnerships, on the Radical Innovators series as he dives into insightful conversations with prominent HR leaders from top global organizations. Each episode explores bold ideas, transformative strategies, and the future of workforce innovation alongside the world’s most forward-thinking CHROs. Discover how their insights can inspire your leadership today and tomorrow.
Listen to gain the edge you need for your talent strategy.
In this episode of the Radical Innovator’s podcast, host Frank Congiu sits down with Becky Schmitt, CHRO of PepsiCo. Drawing on her career of holding HR leadership roles at Accenture, Walmart, Cognizant and now PepsiCo, Becky shares valuable insights to help HR professionals navigate today’s increasingly complex talent landscape.
This exciting conversation covers everything from how PepsiCo prepares its global workforce for AI-driven change and some uncomfortable truths about AI, to why she sees technology as being like the game Shoots and Ladders. She even reveals her favorite Pepsi products!
Tune in to hear invaluable advice and insights, including:
- navigating career transitions: understanding that past achievements matter less than how you adapt your knowledge to a new company's context
- the evolution of HR: why it’s important to move away from standard to-do lists, and toward building agile, skills-based frameworks that prepare employees for unforeseen challenges
- AI for frontline workers: how technology like dynamic route engineering and digital twins are being used to make frontline jobs safer and more efficient
- innovative HR use cases: a look inside PepsiCo's current tests and rollouts, including AI-driven interview companions, predictive labor analytics and real-time distribution control towers
- understanding the whole person: why companies need to look past rigid job descriptions and find creative ways to tap into employees' holistic skills and personal aptitudes
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