LinkedIn’s Ex-CHRO Reveals How to Build a People First Work Culture | Steve Cadigan

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How LinkedIn Built a Culture That Scaled to 4,000 Employees | Steve Cadigan on HR, AI & the Future of Work

What happens when your product is recruiting… but your biggest challenge is hiring?

In this powerful episode of the HR L&D Podcast, Nick Day sits down with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first Chief HR Officer, to unpack how he helped scale the company from 400 to 4,000 people by building culture as a competitive advantage.

Steve shares never-before-heard strategies from his time at LinkedIn, including:

Why employee loyalty now depends on learning, not tenure
How job fluidity is reshaping leadership models
Why high turnover might actually be your secret weapon
How companies like Tesla and Prudential are using AI in creative, people-first ways
What the future of HR really looks like in an AI-accelerated world

Whether you're a CHRO, people leader, or just curious about the shifting world of work, this is a masterclass in modern HR.

Website: http://stevecadigan.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/

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(00:00) Traditional Retention Strategies Are Broken

(03:09) Rethinking HR

(03:49) LinkedIn’s Culture as a Strategic Advantage

(08:21) Talent Hacking & Building Career Mobility

(12:59) Rethinking Recruitment

(18:46) The New Workforce Psychology

(24:15) Why Learning Is the Future of Loyalty