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Status quo is not a strategy
AI is driving change, but the real challenge is HR and Ops questioning the way work has always been done.
A co-sponsored podcast · Nov 2026
LET'SGETREALWhere HR Meets Operations
A podcast that unpacks what's uncomfortable and challenges the status quo where HR and Operations actually meet.
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The show
REAL CONVERSATIONS.
REAL DISAGREEMENTS.
REAL SOLUTIONS.
AI is part of the story. But the real conversations are about the way HR and Ops have always worked, and whether that's still the right way. We have them anyway.
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The conversations nobody wants to have
Performance, headcount, burnout, compensation, and the meetings that get scheduled around instead of into.
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What actually works
Debate, not consensus. Two hosts, one or two guests, and one uncomfortable question at a time.
The hosts
Two women. Twenty-five years of history. Just straight talk.
Laura and Stacy began their careers together at the turn of the century. They've been debating this stuff ever since. Now they're doing it on record.
Laura Marie Henderson
CEO, Gulf Works Lab
Operations strategist for organizations navigating workforce change and the uncomfortable conversations that come with it.
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Stacy Fenner
Learning & Engagement Director | Speaker | Facilitator
Helping organizations cut through complexity and transform the way people lead, work, and connect.
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Presented in partnership with the two firms who live this work every day.
Both anchors show up on every episode, not as ad reads, but as the operating brains behind the show.
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Want to be a guest? Tell us your take.
We're looking for leaders at every level, whether you lead teams, projects, or initiatives, who have the courage to move business and people forward into the future.
The leaders who:
- Have strong opinions backed by real experience.
- Tried ideas others said would never work.
- Believe people, not processes, create competitive advantage.
- Aren't afraid to say what everyone else is thinking.
- Care more about outcomes than protecting the status quo.
This isn't a show for corporate sound bites.
It's for leaders willing to have the conversations that actually move organizations forward.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to have you join us.