Leading HR in a Rollercoaster Year w/ Kelly Kauffman, Milwaukee Bucks

Today's guest is Kelly Kauffman, Chief Human Capital Officer for the 2021 World Champion Milwaukee Bucks, a sports and entertainment organization within the National Basketball Association. Listen as Kelly shares her experiences of running an arena and being part of a championship-winning culture during the pandemic. Questions Include: What did the on-court success mean for the overall culture at the Bucks? Since the victory over the Phoenix Suns, it must be a buzzing place to work? You brought the Bucks out of administrative chaos by building its HR team from scratch. What were some of the biggest challenges associated with creating an HR program from the ground up?The CHROs from the 30 NBA franchises get together from time to time. What have been some of the biggest recent results from exchanging ideas and making recommendations within that peer group?Final tips for HR leaders looking to change up a corporate culture? More About KellyWith over 20 years of human resources experience, Kelly joined the Bucks staff as a human resources executive with the task of creating the organization’s first human resources department from the ground up. The human resources function at the Bucks was implemented to set the foundation in building a world-class sports organization by supporting the team’s long-term strategy and goals, including the construction of Fiserv Forum, practice facility and ancillary development that will increase the breadth of the Bucks’ reach in the community.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events