Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, HR Intern

Aligning Culture to Strategy: Deslyn Norris, Chief People Officer, Fitness Connection

Growing Culture in a Growing Organization
With an education background in Industrial Organizational Psychology and an MBA, Deslyn has spent over twenty years in the HR space. Deslyn is incredibly passionate about the proactive side of HR such as: Leadership Development, Culture, Engagement, scaling and growing a team very quickly, and it all begins with a strong culture within a company. When Deslyn joined Top Golf there were 900 employees, and when she left there were 1,800 employees, she shares “through all of that growth the company is always focused on culture”.

The Fun vs. The Culture
In many organizations it is common for culture to be mistaken for perks. A lot of times you hear leaders talking about “How do you save company culture?”, and HR is viewed as the keeper of culture. Leaders are focusing on the perks such...

Summary of Guest Speaker by Emma Lokar, HR Intern

3 Must-Have Soft Skills for CHROs: Dave Pace, CEO Jamba Juice (prior) and CHRO (Starbucks)

Soft Skills
Dave Pace  shares his advice on the three soft skills you need to have to be a successful CHRO, and how to develop these skills to maximize your potential as strong HR leaders. Pace has the unique perspective of switching from the HR space into a CEO role after being in HR for most of his career, and shares a few tips for making that jump.

Business Acumen
Really understanding the nature and rhythm of the business you operate in is an essential skill for HR:
• What drives that business?
• What drives its strategy?
• What drives it profitability?
• What drives goals and objectives of the overall business?

HR leaders underestimate the amount of operating knowledge they gain through osmosis. You don’t have to get an MBA, work on Wall Street in finance, or for a big consumer brand in marketing. By just being in...

Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, HR Intern (Ready for her Summer 2019 Internship)

Denise Johnson, Talent and Leadership Development:
Building and Business Case to Get your Projects Approved

Building a Business Case in HR:
With over 15 years of experience in Talent Development, Learning, OD, and Leadership Development in several different sized companies Denise Johnson has learned the how to get your project or program approved. In many organizations Human Resources can be thought of as a cost center, and this can make it hard to get approval for programs and initiatives you are driving. Denise walks through how her Leadership Development Program got approved, and her advice for others working through similar obstacles.

You Only Have to Start One Time:
Denise explains it is all about business impact when trying to receive approval for a new project. HR can be looked at as a cost center, because they do not do a good enough job linking the work of HR to what is going to...

Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, HR Intern (Ready for her summer 2019 internship)

Sherry Vidal-Brown, CHRO and Chief Communications Officer, G6 Hospitality:
How to Tie Employees to Company’s Purpose

Changes in Organizations Leadership:
As a psychologist, and G6 Hospitality’s CHRO, Sherry Brown, has a passion for helping people achieve more than they thought they ever could. Brown does this through her role, coaching, and helping businesses align people to achieve both personally and professionally. Often when leadership changes, and a new CEO is put in place employees are left questioning “is the direction changing?”, “are we still offering the same services?”, and “what does that look like?”. Upon the arrival of a new CEO, Sherry’s role as CHRO was extended to public relations for the company. The question became:

“What do we need to communicate and engage our employees in a way that is different and delivers what we are...

Join me to hear from Whitney Shelley on CHRO on personal balance, the many hats of CHROs and so much more!. Enjoy! 

All my best,

Cindy Lu

P.S.  If you are leading in challenging times, and crave the (virtual) company of a group of HR leaders, join us in the HR Circle Group each month for live video discussions to solve your most pressing issues and learn from other HR leaders like you. To learn more:

https://www.chropartners.com/HRCircle19

If you are interested in joining our Virtual HR Circle and would like to be notified the next time our Virtual HR Circle opens enrollment, sign up HERE or see the link below:  https://www.chropartners.com/WaitList

Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, CHRO Partners Intern, Graduating May 2020

Ken:                      Okay. My name is Ken Reyes. I'm the Chief Human Resources Officer for an engineer consulting firm here in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area called Freese Nichols. I've been in HR for approximately 25 years. Probably 12 to 15 of those years being at the CHR level in many industries.

Ken:                      Started out in Houston in the energy industry for several years. Moved to Dallas/Forth Worth to go into the retail industry and...

Check out the Hot Trend of Employee Experience with Nolan Godfrey, Chief Employee Experience Officer

All my best,

Cindy Lu

Ps. If you’re interested in being part of a movement to ensure HR is positioned to bring the most to those we serve, consider joining our virtual monthly on-line meetings with hundreds of HR peers to discuss strategic human capital topics and build your personal board of directors.

https://www.chropartners.com/HRCircle19

Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, CHRO Partners Intern, Graduating May 2020

Join me to hear about an amazing cultural transformation story with Julie Hoagland, Chief People Officer at A.H. Belo (Dallas Morning News and other subs)

All my best,

Cindy Lu

Ps. If you’re interested in being part of a movement to ensure HR is positioned to bring the most to those we serve, consider joining our virtual monthly on-line meetings with hundreds of HR peers to discuss strategic human capital topics and build your personal board of directors. Get on the wait-list to be notified about early bird discounts and notifications of our CHRO interviews.

https://www.chropartners.com/WaitList

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Summary of Vlog Post by Emma Lokar, CHRO Partners Intern, Graduating May 2020

 P.S.  If you are leading in challenging times, and crave the (virtual) company of a group of HR leaders, join us in the HR Circle Group each month for live video discussions to solve your most pressing issues and learn from other HR leaders like you. To...

Cindy Lu

P.s. CHROs/CPOs: Feeling disconnected?  HR Inner Circles peer groups puts you in an private HR community that says...So, you’ve got access to plenty of ideas and information and that's awesome but when are you going to show up? When are you going to take that seat at the table? When are you going to face the possibilities within you? When are you going to face those fears and next level challenges?  The group says: I'm not going to let you hide. 

You've got to show up and that's the hardest part of it.  It sounds very simple but it's the number one reason why we don't ask tell senior execs what we really think or ask for the resources we know we need to better serve those we serve, it's the number one reason we don't push for a position...

Learn how to create a proactive and creative talent Acquisition Process and not leave recruiting to chance!  Super impressive results with millions in savings on search fees. Don't miss it!

All my best,

Cindy Lu

Ps. If you’re interested in being part of a movement to ensure HR is positioned to bring the most to those we serve, consider joining our virtual on-line monthly meetings with hundreds of HR peers to discuss strategic human capital topics and build your personal board of directors. Get on the wait-list to be notified about early bird discounts and notifications of our CHRO interviews.

https://www.chropartners.com/WaitList

*Namely study

Don't have time to watch the video blog? Read transcripts below...

Adrianne:             Cindy, how are you?

Cindy:                   Good day, Adrianne,...