Transparent Comp with Rune Labs Head of People Natalie Cleaver
Today\u2019s guest is Natalie Cleaver, the Head of People at Rune Labs, a software and data platform company focusing on neuromodulation. In today\u2019s episode we learn about some of the challenges startups face during recruitment drives, the development of interpersonal relationships between team members, diversity and inclusion for startups, the importance of empathy from management, Natalie\u2019s revolutionary compensation strategy, and much more.
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Key Points From This Episode:
- Challenges for startups during the onboarding of new employees.
- The recruitment team\u2019s role in sustaining the onboarding process.
- What Natalie is prioritizing regarding the onboarding process.
- Approaches Natalie has to soft skills and culture-norming.
- Risks an organization faces if it does not prioritize soft skills.
- Examples of resources that conflict within an organization uses.
- How much should you expect from your co-workers.
- Significance of forming interpersonal relationships with co-workers.
- Details about Natalie\u2019s revolutionary transparent compensation strategy.
- Discussion about negotiating power with regards to salary.
- Reasons for why transparent compensation is not standard.
- Challenges faced during the roll-out of the transparent compensation strategy.
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Tweetables:
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\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what kind of rock star you are, it doesn\u2019t matter how great you are or what experience you came from, if you cannot work with other people there is no space for you in our organization.\u201d \u2014 Natalie Cleaver [0:07:04]
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\u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be this deep profound engagements but it does have to be respectful and collegial.\u201d \u2014 Natalie Cleaver [0:12:49]
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\u201cInstead, you really want to think about how it is affecting people that you might have just been outside of your sphere of consideration before.\u201d \u2014 Natalie Cleaver [0:20:02]
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\u201cCompensation is an indispensable building block in my mind. I think there is absolutely no way that you can be fair and equitable to the people who work for you in any way, shape or form if you cannot promise them that their compensation is equitable.\u201d \u2014 Natalie Cleaver [0:21:56]
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Links Mentioned in Today\u2019s Episode:
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