E198 - How Workforce Readiness Becomes Mission Readiness with Kathleen McCarthy, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, SAIC
Published: June 22, 2026
Duration: 31:45
How can workforce readiness become mission readiness?
Why is a people strategy not the same thing as a business strategy?
My guest on this episode is Kathleen McCarthy, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, SAIC
During our conversation Kathleen and I discuss the following:
Why a people strategy is not a business strategyWhy "progress over perfection" beats waiting for the perfect planHow CHROs are shifting from business partners to enterprise capability buildersWhy workforce readiness is a moving target, not a fixed destinationWhy you can't hire your...