Tech ​f​ounders, CEOs, and venture capitalists alike have cracked the code to eliminate ​H​R departments in just three easy steps. Step ​O​ne: replace recruiters with an AI that promises to "remove bias" but somehow keeps hiring people named Chad. Step ​T​wo: turn performance management into a gamified app where employees earn badges instead of raises. Step ​T​hree: declare that workplace culture will now be managed by a Slack emoji poll, because nothing says "values-driven organization" like reacting with a thumbs-up. ​T​here you have it! HR is officially "disrupted," and the humans in human resources are conveniently out of the way—just as the ​t​ech bros intended.

Tech Bros Video: Get Rid of Your HR Department in 3 Easy Steps

HRDLY Guest: A serial early HR leader at tech startups, Stacey Nordwall is currently the VP of People Strategy at Pyn. She created Pyn's 50 Over 50 Women in Tech list and the Guide to Inclusive and Equitable Workplace Communications. Previously, she helped to scale the people team at Culture Amp as it grew from Series A to Series E. Stacey is passionate about creating inclusive workplaces where people can thrive and helping People teams evolve to meet the new world of work. She has an MA in Counseling Psychology from St. Mary's College of California and a BA in Psychology and Communication from Stanford University.

Stacey is also the host of the podcast Toot or Boot: HR edition

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Hosted by Emily McMahon -- an HR Executive who happens to be a raging introvert, is skeptical about people, and deeply loves the work of HR.

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HR is looking to shake up the benefits game by offering psychedelic therapy as a way to help employees tackle stress, spark creativity, and maybe even make peace with Karen from accounting. With a growing body of research supporting the mental health benefits of substances like Ketamine (in controlled, legal settings, of course), HR sees this as the next frontier in wellness. It's time to ditch your standard benefit stack—this isn’t about gym discounts or free coffee pods; it’s about providing a transformative experience that could redefine personal growth and workplace harmony. Plus, let’s be honest, a few breakthroughs during a guided session might just lead to the most innovative Q4 strategy yet.

HRDLY Guest: Sherry Rais, CEO and Co-Founder of Enthea, has helped dozens of organizations raise funds, operate according to their mission and values, and implement processes that enhance their overall efficiency. Sherry believes in living and working in alignment with purpose and is currently focused on expanding access to psychedelic-assisted therapy to alleviate human suffering. Sherry holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and International Development from McGill University.

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Hosted by Emily McMahon -- an HR Executive who happens to be a raging introvert, is skeptical about people, and deeply loves the work of HR.

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Not even Shakespeare himself could breathe life into HR’s storytelling. Give HR a “To be, or not to be” line, and they’d turn it into “To be aligned with the mission statement, or to not meet quarterly objectives.”

The poetry of human experience gets lost somewhere between the jargon and the performance metrics. HR could have Shakespeare’s quill and still end up with an email that starts​ with, “Dear valued employee​s,” and ends with “​T​hank you for your cooperation.” No sonnet, no soliloquy—just a play written in the language of corporate policies, where every tragedy ends with mandatory training and every comedy is… well, unintentional.

HRDLY Guest: Rebecca Taylor spent over 10 years in HR before co-founding SkillCycle. After spending too much time watching cultures erode and good people leave companies, she wanted to create something that improved the relationship between companies and employees - and between HR and, well, everyone else. She spends her time at SkillCycle diving deep into the challenges customers face, and helping them leverage SkillCycle to impart solutions that positively impact performance and development.

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Check out SkillCycle: https://www.skillcycle.com/

Hosted by Emily McMahon -- an HR Executive who happens to be a raging introvert, is skeptical about people, and deeply loves the work of HR.

Follow Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ememcm/

Follow HR Doesn't Like You: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrdoesntlikeyou/