Velocity Global Chief People Officer Sarah Fern
In this episode, we are having a very exciting in-person conversation with the Chief People Officer of Velocity Global, Sarah Fern. You\u2019ll hear all about Sarah\u2019s career, her first time as a Chief People Officer, what it\u2019s like when HR and talent teams work together, and how you can wind up on the wrong side of the business. Under no circumstances can you be passive in your pursuits, and today, Sarah shares how you can shape your life and be the CEO of your own career! We also discuss how to challenge excessive meetings and protect your time (even in a less senior position), and empowering yourself to take care of your mental health. Sarah tells us about the incredible scaling of her company before breaking down her team and what their roles are. Finally, she leaves us with some incredible pearls of wisdom on how to advance your career.\xa0
Key Points From This Episode:
- Introducing today\u2019s guest, in the flesh, Sarah Fern.\xa0
- Sarah tells us what she is doing in Denver.
- What Sarah plans to do when she meets team members who joined Velocity during COVID.
- The challenges that come with remote work.\xa0
- An overview of Sarah\u2019s background and how she landed her current role.\xa0
- Sarah\u2019s experience with talent teams and HR teams working together.\xa0
- How you wind up on the wrong side of business.
- Why she believes that you can shape your life and your future and why you can\u2019t be passive.
- Sarah\u2019s experience of being a first-time Chief People Officer for Velocity Global.
- The unforeseen challenges of working with Velocity Global.\xa0
- Why Sarah challenges the need for constant video call meetings.\xa0
- How you can protect your time at work if you\u2019re in a less senior position.\xa0
- Why having more meetings makes you less productive.\xa0
- The company\u2019s role in mental health and why you ultimately need to empower yourself.\xa0
- The scale of Velocity Global and how that\u2019s impacting Sarah and her team.\xa0
- Sarah explains the different roles in the talent team.\xa0
- Why a startup mentality can be scrappy when you\u2019re expanding.\xa0
- How Velocity approaches outgrowing systems.\xa0
- Sarah shares some advice for people looking to advance their careers.\xa0
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Tweetables:
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\u201cYou should take the best of the best and you should put it together.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Fern [0:07:37]
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What I have learned over the years is that you can shape your life. You can shape the future.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Fern [0:09:13]
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\u201cThere isn't a playbook for this remote \u2018work anywhere\u2019 world. You've got to continuously challenge yourself and go, is this sustainable? Mental health, work-life balance, boundaries, being at your best game.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Fern [0:17:30]
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\u201cThe days are gone when there's a linear career ladder. Those days are truly behind us.\u201d \u2014 Sarah Fern [0:33:16]
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