Why Your Company's Culture Might Be Killing Innovation (And What to Do About It)

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In today's episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we are joined by Sue Quackenbush , the Chief People Officer at Dynatrace .

Sue shares her journey from growing up on a small family farm to becoming a pivotal leader in the high-tech industry, shaping the future of workplace culture and employee experience. Dynatrace is navigating rapid growth and transformation, offering unique insights into the challenges and strategies of managing a global workforce in the tech sector.

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?? In this episode, Sue discusses:

1. Ongoing efforts at Dynatrace to innovate within HR practices
2. The importance of aligning employee experience with company growth
3. The critical role of robust employee support systems in enhancing workplace efficiency and decision-making

?? What advice Sue had for future HR leaders:

"In managing large transformations, it's very easy to have siloed thinking and just focus on getting tasks done. However, what we've learned is crucial—you absolutely have to step back and consider, 'What's the experience? What's the holistic experience for the leader, for the individual involved in this approach?'

When you overlook this, that's when you miss key elements, and that's when the process doesn't go as smoothly as you'd like."

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??We couldn't do it without you!

Thank you to Sue Quackenbush for sharing her time, expertise, and vision with our listeners.

Also our episode and series sponsor, Avature and their brilliant team Dimitri Boylan , Cristian Dujmovi? , Ernie Kueffner , Erik Cleverly , James Harrison , Natalí Desirée Bondia and Julian Boylan .

None of this would be possible without Shane Kemp James Elwell Rio André , Kenneth Browne and the team at HR Leaders and atlas copilot for bringing the podcast to life.

Thank you to our previous guests: Simon Blake, KJ & Yazad Dalal, Mary Glowacka, Laura Rock, Joe Gage, Kathy Cullen-Cote, Therese Procter, Dana Rixter, Janell Catlin, Barb Hyman, Wagner Denuzzo, Tami Rosen, Xavier Meulemans, Christopher Lind, Kelly Mendez-Scheib, Jason Cerrato, and many more.

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