In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Elaine Mason, Vice President, People and Communities at Cisco.Episode highlights[02:28] - What are Horizontal Communities?[05:35] - What were the trends that motivated this change?[09:00] - This is a big undertaking, how did you go about shifting the mindset?[11:43] - How have current events accelerated this change?[17:52] - Shifting Business partner roles to become the compass of HR[20:32] - How not having to "firefight" allowed leaders to see current trends[22:21] - What does the training and upskilling look like for these leaders?[24:07] - "If you are not a fan of grey space, then you do not belong here"[25:52] - What does success look like for your team?[29:01] - How are you leveraging the venture capital model[32:41] - What's next for you and your team?[37:38] - Parting advice for youEnjoying our content? Access the shows resources and get access to future episodes first by Subscribing to HR Leaders: www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.