What can HR learn from a company with 350,000 independent agents and 8,000 employees spread across 100+ countries? In this episode of Nine to Thrive HR, host Cindi Koetzle sits down with Tanya Reu-Narvaez, Chief People Officer at Anywhere Real Estate—the umbrella behind brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker, and Sotheby’s International Realty. Tanya shares how the organization moved from 92% in-office to a remote-first model and, counterintuitively, became more connected. She unpacks the practices that broke down brand silos—enterprise learning, cross-company teaming, ERGs with 20% active participation, “Focus Fridays,” and a common culture codified as The Anywhere Way—and how those choices drove retention to a five-year high. The conversation also explores reimagined onboarding via the new People Hub and practical wins with GenAI (think job descriptions in minutes), plus what’s next: “Next-Level HR,” a shift to People Enablement, human-centric leadership, and skills-based talent strategies. It’s a field guide to building connection at scale—remote, hybrid, or otherwise.

Scaling Connection: An HR Field Guide from Anywhere Real Estate

In this first episode of Tactical & Practical Live, we delve deep into the business of sourcing with Frank Sprague of Blackboard. We talk about the importance of perseverance, research skills, and knowing your target audience. If you want to know what sourcing is all about and how it fits in with talent acquisition, we cover it here.

To view the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Id634oZxs

Learn more about the 2018 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference: http://www.hci.org/sta-conference/2018

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Sourcing Great Talent

In this episode we talk in studio to HCI’s own Head of Research, Jenna Filipkowski, Ph.D. about coaching cultures and the rising class of millennial leaders. In addition to having her doctorate in I/O Psychology, Jenna is also HCI’s resident coach. Join us for a fascinating discussion about the potential of a coaching culture to transform your organization. 

View Jenna’s research on coaching here: http://www.hci.org/hr-research/building-coaching-culture-millennial-leaders

Nine To Thrive HR

Coaching Skills and Millennial Leaders

One of the hardest transitions you will make in your career is the transition from individual contributor to manager. In this episode of BetterU, we speak with Todd Hudson, Head Maverick, Maverick Institute about why new people leaders often have such a tough time and what they can do about it.
During this episode, you will:
Learn why first-time people managers often struggle

Discover how a lean approach to management activities can help you and your team become more productive

Get practical tips to help new managers start producing results right away
 
This podcast was made possible by HCI’s new certification course Empowering People Leaders, learn more at www.hci.org/epl-course

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New Managers A Lean Approach with Todd Hudson

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