The Lattice Way: Developing Remote-First Leaders | Cara Allamano

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Episode Summary

In this insightful episode, Rob sits down with Cara Allamano, Chief People Officer at Lattice. With over two decades of experience in HR, Cara brings a wealth of knowledge to cultivating a workplace culture that fosters growth, learning, and optimal productivity.

Join us as we discuss:

• Lattice’s journey from full time in office to a remote-first company

• How Lattice utilizes pulse surveys to inform its flex work strategy

• How Lattice designed a manager training program to uplevel managers for remote work

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About the speaker

Guest: Cara Allamano

Cara is the Chief People Officer at Lattice, where she is dedicated to fostering a workplace culture where all employees can grow, learn, and do their best work. Cara has 20+ years of experience in HR, has scaled multiple HR operations through IPO (most recently at Udemy), and co-founded PeopleTech Partners, an extensive ecosystem of People leaders and entrepreneurs that works to bring new, promising HR tech and tools to market.

She has deep experience scaling HR operations, recruiting, and learning & development at fast-moving, global companies. Prior to joining Lattice as Chief People Officer, she was SVP of People at both Udemy (UDMY) and Planet Labs (PL) and previously served in HR leadership roles at Pinterest (PIN), Efficient Frontier - now Adobe, Young and Rubicam, and Knight Ridder, among others. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky, holds a master's degree from the University of San Francisco, completed graduate studies at Stanford University, and is finishing her Master's degree in Leadership and Ethics at the University of Chicago.