S5 E3: What Shapes Who We Are at Work? (with Catalina Colman and Morgan Williams)

What shapes who we are at work? Join Hebba and her guests, Catalina Colman (COO and Co-Founder of Peak HR), and Morgan Williams (CEO and Co-Founder of Peak HR), as they dive into the factors that shape our work personalities. From upbringing and education to work experience and more, they discuss the challenges and lessons they've learned along their storied HR career paths. How has the immigrant experience shaped Catalina’s journey? She reveals the true effect of assimilating into American culture from a young age and explains how it shaped her HR career. Catalina and Morgan also discuss how their backgrounds shaped their views on fairness and how they managed to navigate corporate America despite feeling like outsiders to the system. How did empathy and understanding help them to ultimately succeed in their careers and find happiness? Tune in now to find out.   00:00:20 - Factors Influencing Identity in Workplace 00:01:24 - Supporting Growing Businesses with Progressive HR 00:02:39 - Empathy and Understanding Key Leadership 00:04:13 - Kat's Immigrant Journey to Success 00:07:04 - Transition from Psychiatry to HR Success 00:10:03 - How Immigrant Parents Influenced Their Philosophy 00:11:56 - Push Towards Education: A Personal Journey 00:21:09 - Navigating Life as a First-Gen 00:22:28 - Challenges in Corporate America 00:27:37 - Navigating Pressure to Conform at Work 00:32:14 - Career Challenges in Uncertain Times 00:40:19 - Impact of Upbringing on HR Leadership 00:42:46 - Equity in HR Leadership Strategies 00:46:26 - Navigating Workplace Fairness as an Immigrant Child   And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba’s newsletter! It’s for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/   And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out  https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content!   Follow Catalina: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalinaandradecolman/   Follow Morgan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganbwilliams/   Follow Hebba:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef