{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parenting at Work","title":"Laura Harmon, Chief People Officer at One Workplace","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1456,"description":"People Before Policy: CPO Laura Harmon on Flexible Work, Caregiver Leave, and ERG-Led Benefits\nSummaryWhat happens when your policies promise flexibility but your managers don’t allow it? Laura Harmon, Chief People Officer at One Workplace and longtime HR leader at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Allstate, and Signet Health, explains how to close the gap between policy and lived experience. Shaped by her own journey as a parent, Laura’s North Star is simple: align what you do with what you allow. She shares a candid story of a manager blocking a flexible return from leave—and how coaching for equity protects retention—and a defining moment from her own first day back that underscores the power of managerial grace. Laura breaks down how to design benefits that scale beyond parents—reframing parental leave as caregiver leave, setting core hours, and investing in mental and financial wellness. She also shows how ERGs can co-create real solutions, like piloting a childcare stipend during the return-to-office crunch. Expect practical guidance on setting guardrails without “managing to the exception,” building cultures that support belonging, and what’s next: making flexibility a cultural norm and carving time for wellness and self-paced learning into the workweek.\nTimestamps[00:45] – Meet Laura Harmon and “people before policy”[02:15] – Parenting as a leadership North Star: align what you do with what you allow[03:47] – When a manager blocks flexibility: equity, retention, and coaching[05:35] – RTO mandates, equity, and setting guardrails without managing to the exception[09:32] – Designing inclusive benefits: caregiver leave, core hours, mental/financial wellness[13:31] – A defining return-from-leave moment and the power of managerial grace[16:33] – ERGs co-create solutions: piloting a childcare stipend and removing barriers[19:50] – The next 5–10 years: making flexibility a cultural norm and embedding wellness\nTakeaways- Reframe “parental leave” as caregiver support to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xuk_bBiG6j3JtB5Arbb67-xPOyZS4LiSd5Jx6gnqEwY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOWE3/ZGNlODU4ZTc5ZjQw/NDM3ZjhmODUxZThj/MmE0My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}