Kathy O’Driscroll, Chief Human Resources Officer at PATH, shares how understanding motivations leads to alignment. Engaging people in dialog about what they do. It’s one of the most important skills Kathy O’Driscoll has learned in her human resources leadership journey. “It helps me understand what motivates people,” says O’Driscoll, Chief Human Resources Officer at PATH, an international nonprofit that saves lives and improves health, especially among women and children.