Leadership isn't just about hitting the numbers - it's about how you get there. Through candid stories from his 25+ years in human resources, Chief People Officer Tushar Pandit challenges common misconceptions about workplace culture and HR. He explains why foosball tables and kombucha aren't company values (though he enjoys kombucha), why measuring employee engagement isn't enough, and what it really takes to build an organization where people want to stay and grow. This conversation dives into why the "Chief People and Culture Officer" title misses the mark, how to lead through constant change, and what it means to truly care for your team while driving business results.

About Tushar:

Tushar Pandit is a values and culture catalyst People Executive with 25+ years of broad and deep experience in the tech-enablement space: from start-ups through multi-nationals, and VC/PE-backed privately-held to publicly-traded. He is currently the Chief People Officer at SPINS, the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics and consulting for the Natural, Organic and Specialty Products Industry. He’s an enabler with a principle focus to be a strategic, people leader: to lead with data to enhance an organization's sustainable and scalable long-term growth and success – all within a social and collaborative enterprise environment!

Highlights:

• How an internship at a law firm unexpectedly led Tushar to discover his passion for HR and people operations
• Why the Chief People Officer role has evolved beyond "getting a seat at the table" into driving organizational transformation
• The problem with treating culture as HR's responsibility - and why every leader needs to own it
• How to handle high performers who get results but leave "20 dead bodies behind"
• Why work-life balance is a myth - and what work-life management looks like instead
• The importance of letting people be adults and trusting them to manage their time
• Why the best leaders believe more in your potential than you do yourself
• How to lead through VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) in today's business environment
• The danger of the phrase "that's the way we've always done it" - and why change management matters more than ever

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• Follow Tushar Pandit on LinkedIn
• SPINS (Tushar’s company)
• Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
• Give and Take by Adam Grant

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