Notably absent from the HR-related conversations: HR leaders. Use this opportunity to not only take your seat at the table, but also to insist your voice is heard.
While any number of paths can lead to success (or not), rapid workplace changes are making many long-held assumptions obsolete. After years of working with many successful CHROs, we’ve identified trends and suggested responses to help HR professionals navigate their careers towards promotion, be it to manager or CHRO.
From dealing with an employee’s poor performance to diffusing a tense situation, HR is usually called in when the stakes are high. As such, it’s important that HR leaders not only feel confident engaging in tough conversations, but also recognize them as an opportunity to positively influence their organization.
When it comes to business and politics, most would agree that it’s best to keep the two separate. But companies and business leaders are finding it harder than ever to remain neutral in this charged political climate. So what happens when politics and business collide?
Startup founders have a lot of things on their minds; however, HR is rarely one of them. As talent expert Tim Wenzel puts it, “HR is the kind of thing where most people think they know how to do it.”
Whether it’s a fraud situation, a large-scale accident, or a major layoff, HR has a critical role to play because of its effect on people. When faced with a crisis, you can take steps to prevent it from escalating into a catastrophe.
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