174 - How the Spurs are redefining their EVP: Samantha Simmons (SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment)

Samantha Simmons, SVP, People & Culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about how the Spurs are redefining their Employee Value Proposition, the work they're doing to move towards a more unified culture, and what the phrase "pounding the rock" means for their organization. ---- This episode was brought to you by Pyn. Get access to their Employee Journey Designer here. ---- (2:38) Good news stories (8:15) Samantha’s story (16:40) Spurs Sports & Entertainment is more than just the San Antonio Spurs (19:20) Why we should be jealous that she gets to work for the Spurs (21:25) Change management is all about prioritization, transparency, communication, and connection (23:06) Even the sports industry is having to change for it’s people (25:50) The culture of change and innovation within the Spurs organization (28:07) How Samantha prioritized the work when she joined the Spurs (29:44) Her style of play in HR (31:00) The design of their people team (33:47) Defining the employee value proposition for the Spurs (37:24) Aligning the culture of the separate entities (San Antonio Spurs, Austin Spurs, and San Antonio FC) to the overarching Spurs organization (40:50) Working towards a unified culture (43:00) What “pounding the rock” looks like at the Spurs (46:50) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn