People Fundamentals by Betterworks

About People Fundamentals by Betterworks

Great HR leaders know that people deliver better business results when they find fulfillment in what they do — but bringing the right elements together to make that happen can be a challenge. Join host Michelle Gouldsberry of Betterworks as she invites senior HR executives, academics, advisers, analysts and other thought leaders to share their unique insights on the People Fundamentals that enable performance at scale.

Publisher

Betterworks

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2023

Latest episode

29 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

4 of 42 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Beyond Dashboards: Reflecting on the People Side of Performance Data

   You’ve never had more performance and people data. But did it actually help your people get better? In this 2025 best-of episode of People Fundamentals, host Michelle Gouldsberry revisits standout insights from a year of conversations across the People Fundamentals podcast and the Betterworks EmpowerHR virtual summit. Hear how HR leaders are rethinking performance ratings as checkpoints, not conclusions, why metrics without context stall trust and adoption, how AI can enrich work instead of amplifying burnout, and why closing the feedback loop is what turns insight into action. This episode is a practical look at how senior HR leaders can use data with intention and humanity to drive growth in 2026 and beyond.

2. 

   17 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Margaret Keane on Leading with Data and Heart

   Cisive CEO Margaret Keane discusses how she leverages people data and active listening to cultivate high-trust teams, emphasizing the importance of acting on feedback, in an interview with the host.

3. 

   6 Oct 2025

   Jeff Jolton on Using AI to Make Smarter People Decisions

   Host [Host Name] interviews Jeff Jolton, leader of data and insights at Spencer Stuart, on leveraging AI to enhance jobs and make smarter people decisions.

Inside a recent episode

Beyond Dashboards: Reflecting on the People Side of Performance Data

Published 29 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And the answer is probably what you would expect is people didn't look forward to it. And that was a light bulb moment for me because... I thought, how am I really contributing value to the organization beyond just giving ratings from my group over compensation when I could instead be figuring out ways to drive behaviors among leaders and team members that would ultimately unlock their own potential and make them more effective of what they do. And so that's what really kind of set me down this path of transitioning from traditional performance management to what we call performance enablement, which again is really geared towards unleashing individual potential. […]

Who has been a guest on People Fundamentals by Betterworks

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• Margaret Keane
• Jeff Jolton
• Annie Cosgrove
• Nick Haap
• Ranya Nehmeh

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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