Testing Everything: How HashiCorp Rewrote the People Playbook

Testing Everything: How HashiCorp Rewrote the People Playbook

Update: 2025-07-17
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For today's essential Heretics 101 feature, Kelli and Nolan explore compensation testing, remote culture scaling, leadership transparency, and AI adoption challenges through the analytical lens of Christine Centa, HashiCorp's Chief People Officer.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00 ) Introduction & Christine's Background

(01:15 ) The Compensation Specialist to CPO Transition

(02:26 ) Current Compensation Landscape & Market Data

(04:00 ) The Midpoint Experiment

(05:28 ) Equity Strategy & New Grant Structures

(06:20 ) Going Public: Private to Public Transition

(07:28 ) Sponsor: Planful | MetaView

(10:27 ) Remote Work Philosophy & Scaling Challenges

(11:53 ) The Connection Crisis

(13:00 ) Leadership Dynamics: The Professor & Accountant

(13:51 ) Transparency as Strategy

(14:40 ) AI Strategy & Implementation Reality

(16:00 ) AI in Recruiting: The Future Frontier

(17:17 ) The AI Arms Race

(18:00 ) The Work Behind the AI Dream

(19:25 ) Preparing Teams for AI Future

(20:09 ) Wrap



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