AltHR Hive | The Shift
The Shift is a conversational podcast aimed at HR and People leaders who manage real responsibilities and seek clarity during organizational change. Hosts Mindy Honcoop and Marnie Robbins talk with practitioners, founders, and trusted voices about workplace shifts, including trust, leadership expectations, culture tensions, AI and HR tech, change fatigue, and complex people issues. The show offers practical language and grounded frameworks rather than performative thought leadership, helping listeners take the next right step with more courage.
Episodes
The Shift Beyond Awareness: Shawn Utterback on Real Inclusion
Everyone's heard of neurodiversity by now. Almost nobody's asking what happens on a Tuesday morning when someone's just trying to get their work done.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Shawn Utterback, founder of NeuroTalent Connect, to talk about why so many workplace "performance problems" are actually design problems — and why building for clarity ends up working better for everyone
The Shift to Human: Christy Honeycutt on Leading (and Surviving) a Broken System
Everyone’s talking about burnout. Almost nobody’s asking what it actually costs to keep leading through it.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Christy Honeycutt, executive coach and author of The Inner Work of Leading in a Broken System, to talk about what it takes to lead with your spirit intact inside systems that were never built for it.We get into:Her throughline; and how she fell i
The Shift to Career Dating with Robert Foldes
Job boards promised speed. What they delivered was volume: resumes optimized for keyword bots on one side, and 5,000 applicants for a single role on the other. Filtering got faster. Matching didn't get better.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Robert Foldes, founder of CareerNav, a "career dating" platform built to match job seekers and organizations on more than keywords, to talk abou
The Relationship Shift: Why Every HR Leader Needs a Podcast
We sit down with Greg Wasserman, Head of Relationships at RSS.com and self-described "relationship generator," to talk about why podcasting might be the most underused relationship-building tool HR and People leaders have.We get into:Why the real ROI of a podcast was never the download count.It's the relationshipGreg's throughline: "life is about time and relationships" (and how it shaped two deca
How to Create Workplace Signal Loops for Forward Motion
If you're in HR, you know the rhythm. You start the week meaning to build something. By midweek you're buffering: another escalation, another avoided conversation, another policy that exists on paper but not in practice. Most of that resistance isn't a people problem. It's a readiness problem.In this session, Mindy and Marnie launch their new Signal Loop e-guide: how to pick one real friction poin
The Shift to Know Thyself: Beth White on Agency in the Age of AI
Everyone's worried AI is coming for their job.Almost nobody's asking what job they'd design for themselves if they could.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Beth White, Founder & CEO of MeBeBot — she was building AI-powered employee experience tools nearly eight years before generative AI made this a boardroom conversation — to talk about what it means to know thyself in the age of
The Shift Back to Manager Readiness with Stacy Lademar
Most leadership, culture, and employee experience conversations come down to one thing: the everyday conversations managers have with their teams. In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Stacy Lademar, a fractional learning and development officer who's trained leaders at Walmart, Royal Caribbean, and major senior living operators, to talk about the three conversations most managers were ne
The Shift from Carrots & Sticks to Motivation Science with Aaron Robbins
Everyone's heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.Almost nobody's heard of the motivation theory with thousands of studies actually behind it.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Aaron Robbins, President and Co-Founder of Intrinsic First and creator of ProACTr, to talk about what actually drives people at work — and why most organizations are still running on carrots and sticks.We get into
The Shift Past the AI Stall with Helena McAleer & Dave Birss
Only 6% of organizations are seeing measurable ROI from AI.Everyone else? They did the training, ticked the boxes, bought the licenses... and stalled.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Helena McAleer and Dave Birss, co-founders of The Gen AI Academy, to talk about why AI adoption stalls — and why the fix isn't more tech training. It's more human.We get into:Why most organizations stall
The Shift in Performance and the Future of Work with Matt Meadows
The future of work isn’t waiting for us to catch up.But when it comes to performance management, most companies are still trying to recreate the past...just faster with AI.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Matthew Meadows, Founder of WorkStory, to talk about what actually needs to change in performance, feedback, and how we lead teams today.We get into:Why AI is accelerating broken sy
The Shift in the Social Contract of Work with Joah Spearman
What if the biggest shift in work right now isn’t AI itself……but the breakdown of the social contract between employers and employees?On this episode of The Shift, we sat down with Joah Spearman for a conversation that fundamentally reframed how we think about work, stability, identity, and the future of employment.Together, we explored:* the untethering of financial stability from employers* the
Buzz In(side) Our Team meeting - What Do You Need to Be Fully Present Today?
Ever jump straight into a meeting without actually checking in with your team? Same. That's exactly why we started The Buzz In... it's the first 15 minutes of our real weekly team meeting, unscripted and unpolished, where we practice starting with the human before the work.This week's check-in question: What do you need, or need to leave at the door, to be fully present in our meeting today?Turns
Buzz Inside Our Real Tuesday Co-Founder Meeting May 12
Ever wonder what actually happens when two co-founders sit down for their weekly meeting... and nobody's watching?Now you can find out.Welcome to Buzz Inside, a new sub-series of The Shift by AltHR Hive. Every week, we hit record on the first 10–15 minutes of our real Tuesday co-founder meeting — Mindy Honcoop and Marnie Robbins, unfiltered and unscripted. No prep. No polish. Just two people who a
The Shift from Data Overwhelm to Real Insight with Enpei Lam
We’ve gone from not having enough data… to being completely overwhelmed by it.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Enpei Lam, people analytics expert and founder of TalentAINow, to unpack why so many HR leaders feel stuck when it comes to data—and what to do about it.The problem isn’t access. It’s clarity.Enpei challenges the idea that HR and data are at odds, reframing data as a tool to
A Real Talk on Managers in Change with Ali Merchant
Managers are being asked to carry more than ever…and we’re not talking about it enough.In this episode of The Shift, we sit down with Ali Merchant to unpack what’s really happening in the middle of change — where managers are expected to translate strategy, support their teams, and stay confident… often without the clarity or support they need.This isn’t a conversation about frameworks.It’s a conv
Building Leadership Confidence and Energizing Teams via Improv with Jill Pavlov
What if the key to stronger leadership communication isn’t more preparation, but learning how to respond in the moment? In this episode of The SHIFT Podcast, Mindy Honcoop and Marnie Robbins sit down with executive presence trainer Jill Pavlov to explore how improv techniques can help leaders think clearly, communicate with confidence, and energize their teams. You’ll walk away with simple exercis
The Shift - Team Meetings
HR leaders are being asked to navigate constant change, make high-stakes decisions, and “have a strategy”… often without a team to think things through with.In this episode of AltHR Hive Live: The Shift, Mindy Honcoop and Marnie Robbins have an honest, unscripted conversation about what’s changing in HR—and why so many Heads of People feel stuck, overwhelmed, or second-guessing themselves.We intro
Courage, Culture & Mastering Your Craft with Laurie Shakur
In this live conversation, we sit down with Laurie Shakur, Fractional Chief People Officer and author of The HR Green Book, to unpack what HR leaders are navigating in today’s evolving workplace.Key moments from the conversation:How Laurie’s early career shaped her conviction around culture and leadershipWhat courage really looks like in HR (esp. when you’ve been “shushed” in the past)Why HR must
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