Amplify Digest: Virtual Connection

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Welcome to the Amplify Digest. Every week, I break down five articles in five minutes; discussing the top people news, stories, and resources that are worth your time. Scroll down for links to the articles covered in the video, Amplify Academy updates, and recent Redefining HR podcasts.

This week’s digest explores Hubspot's culture-building tips, Spotify's remote connections, Culture Amp's culture first in uncertain times report, CHRO - the new CEO profile, why you should ask for help, and a preview of the upcoming open-source Redefining HR Workshop course.

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Articles discussed in this week's Digest

1. The Best Things About Company Culture Are Free (Inc.)

2. Creating Connectivity In a Distributed Workforce (Spotify HR Blog)

3. How CHRO positions could become a stepping stone for CEO roles (HR Brew)

4. Putting culture first to overcome uncertainty (Culture Amp)

5. Go Ahead, Ask for Help. People Are Happy to Give It (The New York Times)

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Old Maps Don’t Work For New Worlds

The Amplify Academy was built from the ground up to help people leaders efficiently and effectively connect with diverse learning needs for today and tomorrow.

• Amplify Academy Learning Lab & Community - The Learning Lab is an AI learning platform including a range of courses, resources, templates, presentations, reports, and more to support the learning needs of today’s HR and people practitioners. You can check out an overview of courses, including sample titles, here. Learning Lab subscriptions include access to the Amplify Academy Slack Community, a purpose-designed community to help you build your network equity and connect, collaborate, and grow with peers worldwide. Learn more.

• Amplify Academy Cohorts - Cohorts are four-week immersive peer-learning programs designed to help people leaders build the skills and network needed to build progressive people teams. Note: cohorts are capped at 30 students so be sure to secure your seat early. Learn more.

• Amplify Academy for Teams - Amplify Academy for teams is designed to build readiness and capabilities across your people teams, and specifically at your direct report level with the Academy Cohort peer learning programs. Learn more.

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Redefining HR Podcast 🎧

Exploring tomorrow’s HR, today. Listen to the latest, and recent, episodes below.

1. Embracing the Power of Digital Storytelling With Zander Media Founder and CEO Robin Zander

2. ReCulture the Workplace With Udemy’s Chief Learning Officer, Melissa Daimler

3. Prioritizing Innovation in People Strategies With Electronic Arts (EA) Chief People Officer, Mala Singh