Nov. 6, 2023

139 - Pat Wadors (Chief People Officer, UKG): Creating a Personal Scorecard, Coining “DIBs”, & The Agile Leader

Pat Wadors, Chief People Officer at UKG, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  

She shared the story of coining the term “DIBs”, what’s on her personal scorecard and “Goldilocks Spreadsheet”, and why it’s important to be an “Agile Leader”. 

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(3:13) Good news stories

(8:03) Pat’s story 

(11:45) What Pat learned about HR from her uncle

(15:03) Learning to ask for help & building muscle in areas she didn’t feel as comfortable in

(16:38) What UKG does and why we should be jealous she gets to work there

(18:14) The state of the union for HR

(21:06) How Pat created the B in DIB

(28:40) Putting the scaffolding around managers and leaders so they can be leaders for all

(30:38) Why she recommends creating a personal scorecard

(37:20) What’s on her Goldilock’s Spreadsheet

(41:00) Pat’s purpose statement

(45:05) Asking for feedback to “Polish The Apple”

(46:49) Why it’s important to be an “Agile Leader”

(52:40) Characteristics of an “Agile Leader”

(55:51) Rapid fire questions

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