Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. I'm the founder of Lead Above Noise, where we help

leaders rethink how the work gets done, like in ways that are hyperproductive, but that also

keep people well and engaged. We deliver the tools and skills so that leaders learn to build

human goodness into the work instead of relying on programs outside the

work to fix overwhelm and burnout. If you have an upcoming event or offsite that could use a dose

of inspiration and direction, reach out today at leadabovenoise.com slash connect. Okay, onto today.

I've got a great interview for you. I got to chat with J.P. Elliott. He's the host of the

Future of HR podcast, and he has spent years having candid conversations with top leaders and

executives, and he's collected so much wisdom about what's actually working when it comes to

building great teams and driving real results. I wanted to tap into everything he's learned from those conversations about how the best

leaders are approaching things differently.

JP generously shares the patterns he's seeing and what's really moving the needle, along with

some seriously tangible and simple things that any of us can do right now.

So dive in and enjoy.

So J.P. Elliott, founder of the future of HR consulting and host of the Future of HR podcast, thank you so much for joining me on the

Modern Mentor podcast. It's a pleasure to have you. Yeah. Thank you, Rachel. Excited to be

here with you today. Well, I am ready for us to go ahead and jump on in if you are.

Let's do it. All right. Let's do it. So full disclosure, anything these days that starts with the word future automatically captivates me. It has my attention. I think we are all just so interested in the future of the workplace. We sort of

expedited our way into the future with the pandemic a few years ago. And I think we're still kind of

finding our footing collectively, if you will. But I'd love to start just kind of at that 10,000

foot level, JP. So you have the opportunity to work with CHROs, but also

leaders at varying levels across a wide variety of organizations. And I would love to just get a

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