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Drive Thru HR

Drive Thru HR

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DriveThru HR serves up quick and insightful conversations on the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in Human Resources. With a focus on real-world HR issues, each episode delivers practical advice and expert perspectives to help professionals navigate the evolving workplace landscape. Fast, focused and forward-thinking. Since 2010.All rights reserved by WRKdefined Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • The Human Side of Transformation: Catalysts, AI, and Keeping People at the Center

    The Human Side of Transformation: Catalysts, AI, and Keeping People at the Center
    Mar 21 2026
    What does ethnography have to do with your AI rollout? More than you'd think. Tracey Lovejoy, founder of Catalyst Constellations and a leadership development consultant with roots in anthropology, joins Michael VanDervort on DriveThruHR for a wide-ranging conversation on change, the rare people who actually drive it, and why your biggest AI implementation risk isn't the technology. It's the humans you forgot to bring along. What We Cover in This Episode: [00:00] Intros and What Tracey Actually Does [01:10] What Is Ethnography, and Why Does It Matter in Organizations? [05:21] Defining the "Catalyst" [08:13] Visionaries, Integrators, and Working with Someone Who Throws Off Ideas Like a Live Wire [13:52] The AI Conversation CHROs Need to Be Having [17:33] Augment the Person, Don't Replace Them [19:58] The 10-20-70 Rule [22:14] Walmart vs. Amazon: Two Very Different Approaches [26:13] Tracey's Book: Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out. [27:56] Approachable Leadership and the Closing Challenge Guest Bio: Tracey Lovejoy is the founder of Catalyst Constellations, a leadership development consultancy that specializes in the human side of transformation. With a background in anthropology and years of research in high tech, Tracey has spent her career studying the rare people who can't stop themselves from making positive change, and building programs that help organizations identify, develop, and leverage them. She is the author of Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out: The Catalyst Guide to Working Well. Resources and References Mentioned: • Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out by Tracey Lovejoy and Shannon Lucas • EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) by Gino Wickman • The Leader-Shift Playbook by Phil Wilson (LRI Consulting Services) • The Approachability Playbook by Phil Wilson • McKinsey research on the 10-20-70 framework • Walmart's company-wide AI training initiative • Catalyst Constellations: catalystconstellations.com
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    28 mins
  • Transforming Workplace Mental Health

    Transforming Workplace Mental Health
    Mar 24 2026
    In this episode of Drive Thru HR, Michael VanDervort and Robin Schooling chat with Steven Sokoler, founder of Journey to discuss the critical importance of mental health in the workplace. We explore the evolution of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) from reactive to proactive approaches, emphasizing the need for early intervention and support. Steven shares insights on how Journey utilizes data and technology to enhance employee engagement and improve mental health outcomes, and the conversation highlights the essential role of managers in fostering a supportive environment as well as the business case for prioritizing mental health initiatives.
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    27 mins
  • You're the Smartest Person in the Room: Conference Season Edition

    You're the Smartest Person in the Room: Conference Season Edition
    Mar 17 2026
    Conference season is upon us, and Drive Thru HR has one message before you go: remember that YOU are the smartest person in the room. In this Snackable HR episode, Robin unpacks the predictable agenda topics, the overhyped thought leaders, and why your real-world experience outweighs any keynote. Go forth and learn, connect and have fun - just don't check your judgment at the door.
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    8 mins
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