Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Nicki Leritz, whose previous roles include CHRO at Pentair’s Water Solutions segment and HR leadership positions at Smiths Medical and the Andersen Corporation. She’s now helping growing companies rethink how they build and scale people strategies through People Solutions Hub. Nicki shares her lessons from leading HR through fast growth, high turnover, and burnout, and how those experiences shaped her approach to leadership, hiring, and retention.

Aug 13, 2025
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Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical

Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Nicki Leritz, whose previous roles include CHRO at Pentair’s Water Solutions segment and HR leadership positions at Smiths Medical and the Andersen Corporation. She’s now helping growing companies rethink how they build and scale people strategies through People Solutions Hub. Nicki shares her lessons from leading HR through fast growth, high turnover, and burnout, and how those experiences shaped her approach to leadership, hiring, and retention.

Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical

Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Nicki Leritz, whose previous roles include CHRO at Pentair’s Water Solutions segment and HR leadership positions at Smiths Medical and the Andersen Corporation. She’s now helping growing companies rethink how they build and scale people strategies through People Solutions Hub. Nicki shares her lessons from leading HR through fast growth, high turnover, and burnout, and how those experiences shaped her approach to leadership, hiring, and retention.

Podcast: Nicki Leritz — Building High-Performing Teams: Lessons From Pentair and Smiths Medical
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