189 - Tinkering versus true transformation: Larry McAlister, (Head of Digital Transformation, Nutanix)

Larry McAlister, Head of Digital Transformation at Nutanix, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We discussed what transformation looks like, the importance of defining it for your organization, and the difference between mere tinkering and true transformation. ----  This episode was brought to you by Great Place To Work®. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com/mpl. ---- (1:22) Good news stories (4:03) Great Place To Work’s research on RTO mandates (5:41) Going from CHRO roles to the Head of Digital Transformation  (9:02) What he does as a Head of Digital Transformation (10:20) What Nutanix does (10:59) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Nutanix (13:45) What is transformation? (16:04) You need an enablement strategy for new HR tech (18:00) Get very specific about what transformation means to your company (20:00) Tinkering versus transformation (23:07) Tell people the truth about the change that’s coming (27:20) Generative AI & Microsoft Co-Pilot (38:55) The only reason there's still humans in Talent Acquisition (42:50) Why he wrote The Power to Transform (45:13) You are a technologist (46:56) 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