In this podcast episode, we feature Kelsey Lang, the Global Head of Talent at Techstars. The discussion centers around 'super agility' in talent management. Kelsey shares insights on blending startup flexibility with foundational process stability, understanding corporate cultural nuances, and maintaining agile strategies within fast-paced environments. The conversation also explores project management methodologies like Scrum and Kanban and their potential application in the talent space to enhance adaptability and efficiency. Kelsey highlights the importance of stakeholders and offers practical advice for balancing flexibility with structure in growing organizations.

Highlights:

01:24 Defining Agility in Talent Management

03:37 Skills Needed for Flexibility in Talent

07:03 Challenges and Strategies in Talent Management

13:25 Implementing Agile Methodologies in Talent

Guest:

Kelsey Lang is a talent and people leader with over 20 years of experience building, scaling and transforming. She has worked with small, early stage startups, large, publicly-traded organizations and other orgs in between. Kelsey is passionate about building and designing talent systems that are aligned to the business to drive outcomes and cultivating cultures of high engagement and inclusion. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseylang1/ ----

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