March 19th '26 / 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM PDT

Winning Strategies: What Sports HR Leaders Teach Us About HR Reinvention

Panel

Stage 2 - HR Reinvention

Lessons from the Sports Arena for Business Transformation and HR Innovation

Sports organizations thrive on agility, resilience, and performance under pressure, qualities every business needs. Hear from HR leaders in sports on how their playbook for talent, culture, and leadership can inspire the future of work.

Speakers

DeRetta Rhodes

Executive Vice President, Chief Culture Officer

Atlanta Braves

Shaun Mayo

Chief People Officer

Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Erin Dangerfield

SVP, People and Culture

Golden State Warriors and Chase Center

What can businesses learn from the world of sports when it comes to talent management, culture, and reinvention? In this session, HR leaders from leading sports organizations share how they build high-performing teams, foster adaptability, and leverage data-driven insights, offering practical lessons for HR leaders navigating disruption.

Key Discussion Points:

Building a winning culture: Lessons from elite sports teams for business success
Talent scouting and development: Applying sports strategies to future workforce planning
Performance under pressure: How sports HR drives resilience and adaptability
Data and analytics: Using metrics to optimize team and individual performance
Reinventing HR: Translating sports agility into organizational transformation

Organizational Design

Transformation

See the 2026 Agenda