Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer, Synaptics
Search every verified Lori Stahl interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lori Stahl, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Synaptics, discussed the integration of compliance and human resources in a May 2025 podcast appearance. Stahl stated that she prefers to "own it from the people function" because she thinks about the employee experience, adding that a disjointed compliance strategy can feel that way to employees. She described evaluating content to avoid overlap and counting the minutes employees spend on training. Stahl said she advised her team to "try not to customize anything" in training, though she noted the value of starting with a personalized video from leadership. Stahl also shared views on future compliance training trends. She expressed a desire for more personalized content that connects an employee's role to the material, and for real-time microlearning delivered through multiple channels. She said that artificial intelligence could play a role in compliance, such as through AI compliance coaches or chatbots that provide quick answers to HR questions. Stahl emphasized that managers are key, stating that employees are more likely to bring an issue to their manager than to HR or compliance.
“I do actually like to own it from the people function because I think first and foremost about the employee experience and I think that if you get a disjointed compliance strategy, it very much looks and feels like that to employees.”
“What we really tried to do is evaluate the content to make sure that it wasn't overlapping, that it was relevant, but wasn't the same messages over and over again. We count literally the minutes that employees are spending doing training.”
“Remaining compliant and it's really hard to stay current and relevant on all of the relevant industry and regional and local laws around the world. Even when it's a country or area you live in, it's hard to stay on top of.”
“We really needed a seamless platform that would allow the content to stay current and refreshed all the time. And I always just try to take the approach of keeping it simple. I don't think we need to customize everything.”
“I kept saying to the team, try not to customize anything. So this really tried to take that approach. Realist. I think what was nice is we were able to if we needed, start with maybe a personalized video.”
“Athena has been a really great partner from that perspective and it is very unique. I certainly can't diagnose why it happens. I know it's hard especially with small companies to have that customer service arm of your company.”
“I'd love to see things evolve into being a little bit more personal, making a direct connection between the employee's role and the content. I don't necessarily think one size fits all.”
“Another thing that comes to mind is more real-time microlearning. So like little bite-sized contents delivered in multiple avenues and channels. Learning that old theory of just for me just in time.”
“I think AI can of course play an important role in compliance as well like AI compliance coaches or chat bots. So maybe an HR leader could ask, can I ask a candidate about a previous salary and they get a quick accurate response.”
“Managers are really where it's at. You could train the organization till they're blue in the face or you could really focus on managers because employees are much more likely to bring an issue first to their manager versus bring it to HR or bring it to compliance.”
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