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The Talent Sherpa Podcast

Jackson O. Lynch
Leadership
Human Capital
Performance Management
Employee Engagement
Talent Management
Human Resources
Organizational Culture
Human Capital Management
Organizational Performance
Business Performance
Business Strategy
CHRO
Leadership Development
Workplace Culture
Accountability
Organizational Change
Succession Planning
Decision Making
AI In HR
Business Outcomes

Where Senior Leaders Come to Rethink How Human Capital Really Works

This podcast is built for executives who are done with HR theater and ready to run talent like a business system. The conversations focus on decisions that show up in revenue, margin, speed, and accountability. No recycled frameworks. No vanity metrics. No performative culture talk.

Each episode breaks down how real organization... more

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Most organizations deploy AI agents the same way they used to add contractors — fast, informal, and with almost no accountability structure. Someone in tech identifies the use case, the agent gets deployed, and the first time someth... more

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The moment a PE deal closes, a bet gets made on the inherited CHRO — whether anyone names it or not. In the absence of a named standard, the rational response on both sides creates a loop that costs the exit: the CHRO performs stabi... more

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Most CHROs walk into the CEO's office with one number — the composite engagement score. They benchmark it, trend it, defend it. And every year the same movie plays: high engagement, missed numbers. Low engagement, consistent deliver... more

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Most CHRO searches fail before the first candidate is interviewed — not because organizations hire badly, but because the role definition was wrong before anyone walked in the room. The job description isn't neutral. It's a mandate ... more

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Scott Bontempo
Former CHRO, private equity talent advisor, founder of Bontempo Advisory Services
Bontempo Advisory Services
Episode: You Already Know It's the Wrong Job
Tony Sarsam
Former president/CEO with a track record of building people-focused operating systems
Nestlé USA Direct Store Delivery, Ready Pack Foods, Spartan Nash/Spartan Ash
Episode: People First As An Operating System
Stephanie Berenbaum
Strategist with McKinsey background; former global head of HR at Heinz
McKinsey; Heinz
Episode: The Orchestration Layer Nobody Designed
Lou Adler
Expert in performance-based hiring and the founder of Performance-Based Hiring, with over 50 years of experience in recruiting and talent management.
Performance-Based Hiring
Episode: Why Performance Beats Pedigree with Lou Adler
Scott Morris
Co-host of the podcast and former CHRO, bringing valuable insights on leadership and talent management.
Episode: Why Performance Beats Pedigree with Lou Adler
David Foley
Founder and CEO of Vendi, experienced in talent acquisition and HR tech
Vendi
Episode: Your Invisible Workflows Are Broken
Ann Melinger
CEO and owner of Bink, advocating for meaningful employee experiences.
Bink
Episode: Values Posters are Bad Corporate Poetry
Chris Mursau
President of Top Grading
Top Grading
Episode: Topgrading Your Organization

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Jackson Lynch
Host of The Talent Sherpa Podcast; focused on enterprise-level talent strategy and leadership.
Scott Morris
Co-host; former CHRO; founder of Propulsion AI; engages in senior HR leadership and AI-enabled talent discussions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
  • What it takes to be a true talent leader

    Sharp insights on how to operate at the next level as a CHRO. Jackson cuts through HR theory and focuses on what actually matters at an enterprise level.

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    J3Hayes
    United Statesa month ago

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Gives actionable frameworks you can apply next week.
Trusted by senior HR leaders for practical, business-focused talent guidance.

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Your Invisible Workflows Are Broken
Q: If we wanted to figure out where people are losing time every day, what are the things you would expect me to observe?
Look for areas where people are bouncing back and forth between systems, suffering from multiple logins and inefficient practices.
Your Invisible Workflows Are Broken
Q: If we needed to uncover one workflow, how do I figure out which is the right one to pick?
Look at a team under major pressure, where their priorities are stalling, and observe signs like regretted attrition or burnout.
Your Invisible Workflows Are Broken
Q: If I wanted to uncover where the real work diverges from the polished version that leaders talk about, whose workflow do I trace?
You should look at teams under major pressure where priorities are stalling, such as regretted attrition or missed goals.
How CHROs Win in Cutthroat Rooms
Q: How do you decide who to invest in deeply first, and who do you kind of push off until later?
Focus on quick wins: invest time in relationships with executives where you can foster partnerships faster, as this builds a coalition that can advance your goals.
How CHROs Win in Cutthroat Rooms
Q: How do CHROs stop wasting energy wishing for alignment and start engineering it?
CHROs should start with understanding the CEO's vision and facilitate that alignment based on individual objectives within the team.

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This show targets senior operators and HR leaders who want talent strategy to drive measurable business results, not theater. Across episodes, discussions orbit around aligning CHRO priorities with enterprise goals, reducing drift between people metrics and financial outcomes, and embedding practical plays that improve execution, decision speed, and leadership capacity. Guests and hosts frequently explore topics like mandate clarity, accountability, culture as decision patterns, and the orchestration of human and AI work, with a focus on tangible steps, playbooks, and real-world anecdotes. Noteworthy is the emphasis on turning traditional HR topics into business risk and return conversations, and on designing systems rather than delivering ... more

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8. Chris Mursau

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