AI adoption · Leadership · Culture
I help senior HR leaders and executive teams turn AI investment into better ways of working. That starts with how people lead, make decisions, and help each other grow.
Three-time head of HR. Author. Enterprise transformation leader.
Leadership experience
inside global businesses
Work with Larry
Bring the business problem you’re trying to solve. We can focus on a specific decision, work through it with your leadership team, or start a larger conversation at your event.
For senior HR leaders & executive teams
Bring the AI, talent, or HR technology decision in front of you. I’ll help you connect the business outcome to the work, ownership, and evidence—and make the next move clear.
For conferences & leadership events
I bring stories from the work: what changed, what got stuck, and what we learned. Practical ideas your audience can put to work.
For HR technology companies
I’ve been on the buyer’s side of the table. I help HR technology teams sharpen their value, hear what buyers need, and make adoption part of the product conversation.
The conviction behind the work
Leadership transforms culture
before technology scales it.
People need a reason to change—and the conditions to make it stick.
A connected approach
People need to see how their work connects to where the business is going. The Golden Thread connects strategy, conversations, systems, and behavior so they reinforce one another.
Start with the business outcome. What needs to change in everyday work? Who will lead it? How will you know it’s happening?
See how the AI Decision Review worksBuilt for the HR leader preparing the recommendation. Designed for the executives making the decision.
Four areas to activate
Build a stronger connection with your manager through honest conversations about performance and growth.
Give managers and teams the feedback, tools, and time to act together.
Help leaders work across functions and make decisions for the whole business.
Connect people to the skills, roles, and opportunities the business will need next.
Progress needs evidence. Look beyond the plan to what people are doing differently in their everyday work.
Experience behind the advice
I’m Larry McAlister, founder of The Corporate Humanist Consultancy and a three-time head of HR. I’ve spent my career helping people and organizations grow through change.
At NetApp, I led global talent as the company shifted from traditional storage to cloud computing. At Equinix, I helped shape culture and talent strategy during rapid growth. At Nutanix, I built an AI strategy and governance framework for HR.
See Larry’s experience on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)From the work · NetApp
We built Thrive to connect performance conversations, coaching, learning, and career opportunities around a shared approach to growth.
of employees tried Mosaic, NetApp’s internal talent marketplace, in its first month.
Launch participation reported by Fuel50 in 2021.
The book
A Field Guide to Building a Human-Centered, Tech-Enabled Work Culture
I wrote this book to share how we built Thrive at NetApp, from changing performance conversations to opening new paths for growth. It’s a field guide for leaders doing the work.
With a foreword by George Kurian.
View The Power to Transform on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Ideas you can put to work
Strategy
Execution. Then technology. Then growth. Give the tools something useful to accelerate.
Read “The order matters.” on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Enablement
Training and logins tell part of the story. Look for changes in everyday habits, workflows, and decisions.
Read “A login is only the beginning.” on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Leadership
Make the connections between strategy, conversations, systems, and behavior clear so people can act on them.
Read “Connect the work.” on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Interviews & articles
Have a decision where the outcome, owner, or evidence is still unclear?
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Tell me what you’re working toward and where progress is getting stuck. We can start there.
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