AI leadership coaching.
For every manager.
Kindred is a Slack-based AI coach that provides personalized leadership coaching for every manager.
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Supporting managers is one of our top priorities yet the existing solutions yield low ROI. Kindred has been a game changer for our leaders, highlighting clear ROI within a matter of weeks.
Manager effectiveness is one of the most critical factors to a company's success. Many companies have tried to figure out enablement -- through training, coaching, community, and more -- but the one gap we've always seen: real time learning. I'm excited for what Kindred Minds can bring to move the needle forward.
Improving manager effectiveness has been a perennial problem at every organization that I have worked at. With their focus on efficiency, personalization, and scaleability, Kindred Minds has built a solution to finally solve it.
An AI coach built into the tools you already use.
Empower every manager with 24/7 personalized coaching
Kindred personalizes its recommendations for every manager based on several data sources, including previous meetings, personal leadership goals, and preferred coaching styles.
“Increasingly, employees want hyper-personalization of experience at work. Professional development that targets the specific needs of each learner will unlock greater potential than what is currently available. Kindred Minds promises to hold that key."
Integrated into the flow of work
Before 1:1s, Kindred sends intelligent reminders via Slack personalized to the manager and direct report’s developmental goals. Kindred then attends the 1:1 and provides real-time feedback and leadership suggestions for the next time.
"Kindred's personalized coaching has given me the ability to learn how to check in on my rep's motivation levels before and after our 1:1s. It has given me the ability to grow as a manager in a way I never thought possible."
Trained on your company data
Kindred works in conjunction with existing company trainings, toolkits, and materials, ensuring consistent coaching for all leaders.
Kindred feels like it’s part of our team. It’s aligned with our internal language, leadership frameworks and philosophies, making sure every manager is on the same page, no matter where they are in their journey.
Performance reviews simplified
Kindred automatically summarizes and documents any feedback that a manager shares with their direct report during a 1:1. Kindred can then summarize all documented feedback to generate high-quality drafts for performance reviews.
"Kindred's personalized coaching has given me the ability to learn how to check in on my rep's motivation levels before and after our 1:1s. It has given me the ability to grow as a manager in a way I never thought possible."
of managers used and engaged with Kindred's nudges frequently.
of managers report that Kindred made them better managers within 6 weeks.
of 1:1s were attended and summarized by Kindred.
Our Advisory Board
We work closely with some of the best practitioners to design and build the most effective learning experience. The Advisory Board is currently invite-only. If you are a HR leader or if you would like to nominate another HR leader for our Advisory Board, please complete the nomination form here.
AJ Thomas is currently the Chaos Pilot and Head of Talent at X, the Moonshot Factory looking after X’s portfolio of projects. Previously, she served as the Head of People Products and led X’s Human Experience Design (HXD) team made up of people analytics, learning and organizational development, shared services, talent operations, and performance management programs. She is an advisor to a portfolio of startups working in the Web 3.0, sustainable battery technologies, and future of work. Serving in these roles and tours of duty have allowed AJ to be a key contributor to developing talent for the future and has shaped her unique approach to coaching and leadership.
With a passion and responsibility for working on the future, AJ has explored multiple roles as the founder of Infuse Program Foundation, an non-profit providing entrepreneurial education and experiences to underrepresented youth in East Side San Jose and is Chief Explorer and Board Advisor at BrainCandy Labs, powered by Women in Technology International. Her experience includes several roles that have spanned across sales, support engineering, product & design and human resource and leadership. Her unique journey also includes deep experience in executive and leadership capacities, most recently serving as Vice President of People & Culture, CHRO, and Head of Talent roles at several enterprise technology and startup companies like T-Mobile, Adecco, Iron Mountain, HP Enterprise (Nimble Storage), Ten-X and Auction.com.
A lot of what fuels AJ’s interests and passions intersect at bridging the gaps in talent, culture and career. With a dash of creativity and live music! This includes serving as an executive and leadership coach and curating access to education for underrepresented talent. She is also the co-author of an award-winning children’s book Courage Takes Flight (www.couragetakesflight.com). The result of what she does moves people and organizations forward to create a future of infinite possibilities.
Alex has 15+ years of global experience in the People/HR space. He has spent time working in different industries and for companies like Citi, NBCUniversal and WeWork, amongst others. His specific expertise has centered on creating, transforming and building out systems that foster an equitable, innovative and inclusive workplace culture. He has been a full-time Chief People Officer & Head of HR (e.g. GHJ and Control Risks) and is currently focused on fractional clients. He is also a start-up advisor in the HR tech space, currently working with When Insurance, Kindred Minds, and ChangeEngine.
Angela joined Harvard Business Publishing as Senior Vice President, Talent & Chief Human Resources Officer in 2021. In this role, Cheng-Cimini leads the Human Resources and Facilities & Administration units, spearheading efforts to develop a talent roadmap that supports the business strategy and creates a deeply engaged and diverse workforce.
Angela brings 30 years of both generalist and specialist Human Resources experience, having worked across consumer product goods, professional services, and high-tech as well as nonprofits. She has shepherded businesses through start-up, growth, and maturity with key responsibility for helping organizations identify and build the necessary organizational capabilities. Prior to joining Harvard Business Publishing, Angela was at ClearMotion, Inc. an automotive technology startup where she accelerated the evolution of the HR function from administrative to strategic. She also served as the Global Head of Human Resources for Crabtree & Evelyn, where she led an international team spanning four continents and prepared the brick-and-mortar business to go completely digital. Angela sits on the Alumni Board of Directors for Cornell University; serves as an HR Venture Adviser for SemperVirens, an early-stage venture fund that invests in technology transforming healthcare, work, and financial wellness; and is Board Director for the T. Howard Foundation, a mission-driven organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the media industry.
Born and raised in NYC, Arthur started his career in banking before moving into Recruiting/HR. Over a 20 year journey, he helped scale some of the top quant hedge funds before moving to the Bay Area to help scale tech companies. Most recently, he led teams at Checkr, Twitch and Yelp through their biggest growth phases before joining Medely in 2022. As the EVP of People and Talent at Medely, he's working to scale teams and processes to allow the company to revolutionize the healthcare staffing marketplace. As a people tech nerd, he's an active investor and advisor who loves to tinker with any new technology he can get his hands on. And while he lives and breathes people and talent, he's also a passionate father and diehard NY sports fan
We are committed to protecting your data.
We follow the best practices when it comes to managing and securing any stored data. Kindred is SOC2 Type 2 Certified.
All conversations between Kindred and a manager are confidential. These conversations are not shared with any external stakeholders unless a manager chooses to do so.
Managers and direct reports have control over what is recorded or not. Team members can remove Kindred and delete any stored meeting data anytime by typing a trigger phase in the meeting chat.
Every time Kindred joins a meeting, it shares a message with each participant to communicate its presence. During onboarding, Kindred shares the data that it collects with each manager and direct report.