Welcome to Conversations Life Science Leaders Aren’t Having. This week, we are joined by Julie Currie, the Chief People Officer at Grail. Julie has over 30 years of experience in human resources and organizational development, and she attributes her success to her early life lessons from her mom, who taught her the art of creating connections with people.
At Grail, Julie is leading the charge in defining the unique Grail culture and creating a workplace where every employee and stakeholder feels connected and invested in Grail’s mission to detect cancer early when it can be cured.
In this episode, Julie shares her insights on the challenging conversations needed to define culture and the realities of the post-COVID workplace. She also discusses the trends that were already shaping the future of work before the pandemic hit. Join us as we explore the important conversations that life science leaders need to have with their teams and employees to build a successful company culture.
Some highlights of our conversation include:
1:50 – The reality of the post-COVID world in the workplace
3:11 – Who is Grail?
4:28 – Why Grail now?
7:41 – Convergence of Life Science and High Tech cultures
10:50 – Challenging Conversations with defining culture
14:44 – Defining culture is saying what not to do
15:45 – Creating alignment around culture
18:14 – Defining culture in the post-covid workplace
21:43 – Being comfortable saying “I don’t know”
25:00 – No one likes being told what to do
25:50 – Trends defining the future of work
31:25 – On-Ramp to focusing on well-being
33:50 – Who is Julie Currie?
36:49 – One Convo for Every CEO
To connect with Julie on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/juliecurrie/
To learn more about Grail: https://grail.com/