HR Fresh Take

Season 5 of HR Fresh Take starts here! Dr. Jo welcomes Alexandra Dailerian, VP of Impact & Inclusion at Comcast and a board member of the Pennsylvania Conference for Women, and Alyssa Schaber, Senior Manager on Comcast's Impact & Inclusion team. Together they take a fresh look at how culture gets built inside organizations. Alexandra and Alyssa walk through Comcast's Team Up program and its three pillars: Serve, Give, and Grow. They also explain how a strong HR partnership model turns...

What does "modern HR" actually mean once you strip away the buzzwords? In this final installment of The Future of HR Beyond Tech, host Dr. Jo gathers five HR leaders on the ground at the Philadelphia SHRM Symposium for a candid roundtable on what it really takes to lead people well right now. The conversation moves from AI and automation to something more fundamental: relationship building, empathy, and psychological safety. The panel digs into why HR has to trade administrative, reactive hab...

Data informs. People transform. That's the future of HR. In Part 3 of HR Fresh Take’s special series, The Future of HR: Beyond Tech, recorded live at the 2026 Philly SHRM Symposium, host Dr. Jo continues the conversation with her guests, Samantha Bussard, Chief Talent Officer at Compass Business Solutions, Kristi Straw, Founder of Lighthouse Leadership Consultants, and Jennifer McSherry, Senior Vice President and Client Advisor with Lockton Companies, to explore how HR is changing in a ...

AI may be the buzzword, but people are still the heartbeat of work. In Part 2 of HR Fresh Take’s special series, The Future of HR: Beyond Tech, recorded live at the Philly SHRM Symposium, host Dr. Jo Vazquez continues the conversation on what modern HR requires in a workplace evolving at rapid speed. This episode looks beyond technology to examine how HR professionals can lead with strategy, empathy, courage, and a people-first mindset. Dr. Jo is joined by Gregory Offner, keynote speaker and ...

Human resources is no longer just a support function. It is a strategic driver of organizational success. Today's HR leaders are expected to deliver results that balance people, performance, and broader business outcomes. In this special multi-part series, The Future of HR - Beyond Tech, recorded live at the 2026 Philly SHRM Symposium, we'll explore what it really means to practice modern HR in a workplace that's evolving faster than ever. Looking beyond AI and technology, the series offers a...