Reimagining Company Culture

Collaborative Action Planning with Chris Broderick & Chris Mason, Senior Director Talent, Analytics & Agility & VP, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHe

About This Episode

In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Chris Broderick & Chris Mason, Senior Director Talent, Analytics & Agility & VP, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHe. Chris Mason has over 15 years of experience leading teams in a variety of for-profit organizations including OfficeMax, Sears Holdings and finally Patagonia before joining KeHE in 2019. Chris Broderick also spent 15 years at IBM where she launched the inaugural engagement measurement framework and established IBM’s market leadership in employee listening practices. Tune in to learn Chris M. and Chris B.’s thoughts on showing up for employees and communities, the role of the employee voice, encouraging leaders to be more open to feedback, and more!

About Our Guest

Chris Mason, Ph.D., is Vice President, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHE, a $7B natural, organic, and specialty food distributor and certified B-Corp with 7,000 employees operating in all 50 of the United States. In this role, Chris leads enterprise HR Systems and Payroll, and Compensation and Benefits, as well as Talent Management, People Analytics, and Continuous Listening. Chris has over 15 years of experience leading teams in a variety of for-profit organizations including OfficeMax, Sears Holdings and finally Patagonia before joining KeHE in 2019. Chris completed his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at DePaul University. His passion is the reinvention of work so the experience is more dynamic and democratized and healthy for all employees in the company where he serves. Chris Broderick is Sr. Director Talent, Analytics & Agility at KeHE Distributors where she heads up Employee Listening, Performance Management, Talent Review and Succession Planning. Prior to KeHE Chris spent 5 years running BnearGlobal, a people & culture consultancy with clients ranging from the state of Illinois, to manufacturing and tech startup companies. Chris also spent 15 years at IBM where she launched the inaugural engagement measurement framework and established IBM’s market leadership in employee listening practices. Chris served as a Principal in PwC’s Customer Relationship Management Strategy practice. She established Purdue Krannert School’s graduate HR Analytics & Business Partnering curriculum. She also is co-owner to a US patent titled "Method for optimizing skill development to maximize labor value.”

About This Episode

In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Chris Broderick & Chris Mason, Senior Director Talent, Analytics & Agility & VP, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHe. Chris Mason has over 15 years of experience leading teams in a variety of for-profit organizations including OfficeMax, Sears Holdings and finally Patagonia before joining KeHE in 2019. Chris Broderick also spent 15 years at IBM where she launched the inaugural engagement measurement framework and established IBM’s market leadership in employee listening practices. Tune in to learn Chris M. and Chris B.’s thoughts on showing up for employees and communities, the role of the employee voice, encouraging leaders to be more open to feedback, and more!

Collaborative Action Planning with Chris Broderick & Chris Mason, Senior Director Talent, Analytics & Agility & VP, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHe

About The Guest

Chris Mason, Ph.D., is Vice President, HR Technology, Talent & Total Rewards at KeHE, a $7B natural, organic, and specialty food distributor and certified B-Corp with 7,000 employees operating in all 50 of the United States. In this role, Chris leads enterprise HR Systems and Payroll, and Compensation and Benefits, as well as Talent Management, People Analytics, and Continuous Listening. Chris has over 15 years of experience leading teams in a variety of for-profit organizations including OfficeMax, Sears Holdings and finally Patagonia before joining KeHE in 2019. Chris completed his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at DePaul University. His passion is the reinvention of work so the experience is more dynamic and democratized and healthy for all employees in the company where he serves. Chris Broderick is Sr. Director Talent, Analytics & Agility at KeHE Distributors where she heads up Employee Listening, Performance Management, Talent Review and Succession Planning. Prior to KeHE Chris spent 5 years running BnearGlobal, a people & culture consultancy with clients ranging from the state of Illinois, to manufacturing and tech startup companies. Chris also spent 15 years at IBM where she launched the inaugural engagement measurement framework and established IBM’s market leadership in employee listening practices. Chris served as a Principal in PwC’s Customer Relationship Management Strategy practice. She established Purdue Krannert School’s graduate HR Analytics & Business Partnering curriculum. She also is co-owner to a US patent titled "Method for optimizing skill development to maximize labor value.”

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