Maureen is the Chief People Officer at Saatva, the Smarter Luxury Sleep Company. She is a Human Resources Executive with progressive experience leading teams to deliver great results. Maureen has a deep understanding of the dynamic, changing workforce and is skilled in developing, protecting, and retaining top talent. She aligns business strategies with strategic talent development and organizational design. Maureen builds strong relationships based on credibility, respect, and is able to present alternative points of view to ensure a balanced application of policy and practice.
Birthdays can be a great opportunity to let employees know that they’re valued—if handled correctly. Many employees prefer a private celebration, while others like public announcements. Here are some tips on managing birthday celebrations at work.
In an age of tightening budgets and increasing needs for learning, training, and development, HR professionals are forced to get creative about the programming they pr...
In Season 3, Ep 49 of the Best Boss Ever podcast, Christine interviews Maureen Cawley, Chief People Officer at Saatva. Maureen speaks about how lucky she was that the first boss in her career was a best boss who was a tremendous developer of people, had ultimate patience, and was willing to be a buffer for his team. Maureen shares an important nugget she learned about what it means to be strategic and they discuss letting your work serve you, the high cost of turnover, the impact of an alumni network to an employer brand and great leaders who have people follow them.