Employee Experience Design

4A Conversation with Beth GrousThe Impact of Trust and Humanity, and the Courage of Everyday Leaders

Background

Dean, Beth, and I (Mark) met when we were on the HRPS Advisory Board (part of the Society for Human Resources Professionals Association, focused on HR Execs). We completely bonded as our approach to HR was employee‐centric and more inclusive of their voices than what you find with traditional HR leaders.

Beth was at TripAdvisor when I was at Airbnb, so we had an industry in common. Years ago, we both dabbled in what we now call Employee Experience. We learned from each other about ways we leveraged our people, culture, and travel into our workplaces, and how we worked with employees to identify priorities and design solutions. We also took our show on the road, sharing these insights at many conferences. You're going to love Beth's stories and insights.

Could you please tell us a little about where you are now?

I’m the Chief People Officer at Generate:Biomedicines. We’re pioneering what we call “generative biology”; it’s a revolutionary approach to drug development. We do this by combining machine learning, automated experimentation, and science to build novel proteins. Our goal is to generate medicines to treat humanity’s most intractable diseases. It’s an exciting company filled with exceptionally smart and passionate people.

I joined Generate because I was inspired by the mission of the company and really intrigued by the technology, when AI was not part of the ...