Welcome to Season 2 of Cruising Altitude!

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“Between COVID and racial injustice issues, we’ve learned that leaders and organizations must have a focus led by empathy, well-being, diversity, equity and inclusion. And that has to be at the forefront as we’re thinking about company strategy.”

– Nicole Alvino, CEO and Founder of Firstup

A brand new season of Cruising Altitude is coming. Firstup is excited to bring you insights from employee experience experts at companies with over 30,000 employees.

“Communication starts with listening. It doesn’t start with talking.”

– Marija Zivanovic-Smith, EVP of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs at NCR Corporation

We’ll hear from leaders at companies like Sony and Century 21 discuss their best practices, lessons learned, and advice for other EX professionals.

“No one will leave a company because of a tool or because of a process. They will leave the company because of the culture.”

– Alexander Senn, Head of People and Organization at Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Join us as we look deep into what makes an excellent digital employee experience. Welcome to Cruising Altitude.

Episode Transcript

Narrator: A brand new season of Cruising Altitude is coming on June 1st. Firstup is excited to bring you insights from employee experience experts at companies with over 30,000 employees. We’ll hear from leaders at companies like Sony and Century 21 discuss their best practices, lessons learned, and advice for other EX professionals. 

Marija Zivanovic-Smith: Communication starts with listening. It doesn’t start with talking.

Alexander Senn:  No one will leave a company because of a tool or because of a process. They will leave the company because of the culture.

Nicole Alvino: Between COVID and racial injustice issues, we’ve learned that leaders and organizations must have a focus led by empathy, well-being, diversity, equity and inclusion. And that has to be at the forefront as we’re thinking about company strategy.

So join us as we look deep into what makes an excellent digital employee experience. Welcome to Cruising Altitude.

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Cruising Altitude

Lessons from companies over 30,000 employees

Conversations with leaders who are designing the best digital employee experiences in the world – from the front lines to the back office. Life is different over 30,000. Welcome to Cruising Altitude.

Hosted by Firstup Founder and CEO, Nicole Alvino.

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