Episode 106

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11th Oct 2023

Ep 106: Navigating Leader Career Twists with Pete Sparber

Careers paths are often never linear. Hear how guest Pete Sparber navigated his path in Leadership as compass for those spearheading there own.

Pete was originally educated in fine arts, earning an MFA from Cornell. After a complex career path, spanning a variety of fields, he began practicing human resources mid-career. He retired in 2022 after 20 years in HR leadership roles with Koch Industries. Throughout his HR career, Pete focused on working in the “servant leader” model and building ethics-centered human resources organizations. Roles included CHRO for Infor, a global, 17K employee, cloud-based ERP provider; as well as multi-year assignments in Tokyo and Shanghai as a division HR leader in electronics and chemical manufacturing subsidiaries. Pete is now devoting himself full time to development of the visual arts in Philadelphia and his personal pursuits as a painter.

MAIN TAKEAWAYS:

[00:02:08] New book release.

[00:04:26] Transitioning from intense work.

[00:10:22] Desire to contribute.

[00:13:39] Recombining in art and life.

[00:17:03] The importance of pattern recognition.

[00:21:28] Blinding ourselves to possibilities.

[00:26:11] The ultimate role, the CHR role.

[00:32:38] Immersion in different cultures.

[00:34:32] Profoundly changing a culture.

[00:39:45] Traveling and cultural immersion.

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