{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parenting at Work","title":"Candice Chafey, Chief People Officer at Zeta Global","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2342,"description":"Leading with Empathy: Zeta Global’s First CPO on Feedback, Flexibility, and Parenting\nSummaryWhat does it take to build a high-performance people function from scratch while raising a family? Candice Chafey, the first-ever Chief People Officer at Zeta Global—and former CPO at Bridgewater Associates and Lehman Brothers—joins Parenting at Work to share how she designs culture and benefits with empathy and rigor. A founding member of Troop HR, Candice explains why leaders shouldn’t just lift a “playbook” from past roles, how to treat culture like a campaign that amplifies what’s already true, and why transparent feedback matters even more in hybrid environments. She traces the shift from onsite perks to whole-self, stage-of-life benefits (from student loans to fertility and adoption), and makes the case for flexibility plus genuine human support when life gets hard. Candice also gets personal—discussing postpartum depression, a childcare crisis, and the often-overlooked transition back to work—and offers practical ways leaders can stay grounded, ask better questions, and support parents without assumptions.\nTimestamps[00:45] – Candice’s path: first-ever CPO roles, blank canvases, and resisting one-size-fits-all playbooks  [03:29] – From “good people” to Great Place to Work: connection, pride, and treating culture like a campaign  [05:02] – Lessons from Bridgewater: radical transparency vs. kindness—and making feedback safe in hybrid  [07:54] – Imposter syndrome 101: why asking clear questions breaks the mental loop  [09:20] – The benefits shift: from onsite services to virtual care and whole-self, life-stage support  [13:42] – What parents want now: flexibility—and real human care in moments of crisis  [16:34] – Life balance over work-life balance: planning, partnership, and staying sane with four kids  [20:10] – Parenting x leadership: coaching with questions, empathy, and perspective  [24:20] – When worlds collide: postpartum, a nanny scare, and the missing...","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}