In this special two-part episode, I sit down with Coinbase Chief People Officer L.J. Brock to discuss their recent announcement to be “mission-focused” and move away from corporate and employee activism (part one) and their shift to remote-first (part two). We initially recorded the remote discussion before the mission-focused announcement, so part-two to discuss how the people team would manage their new apolitical approach. In this podcast you’ll learn:Part 1LJ’s thoughts on their new missionThe practical implications of their mission to employeesCommitments they’re making to under-represented employeesThoughts on how this may impact recruitingHow this impacts their ability to build a sense of belonging within the companyPart 2How the determined remote-first was best for their employees and companyThe downstream people team implications of that decision (compensation, policies, support)How LJ is thinking about redesigning his people team for today and tomorrowHow to foster community in a remote-first organizationManaging burnout as a CPOYou can read Coinbase’s announcement here: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804