HR Strategies For Growth - 5 Tips for Leadership Development

"HR professionals have the hardest and the most critical role. It's to really understand the people dynamics and how it's going to help a company grow."

This week we were talking about scaling organizations. It's always a hot topic in HR consulting. Tish Squillaro of CANDOR Management Consulting, a dynamic consultant with over 20 years of experience working with clients like Salesforce and IBM, was my guest. She understands complicated things and shared some of her knowledge with us.

Her particular expertise is helping venture-backed companies scale effectively. She emphasizes five priorities for helping an organization scale and says HR plays the most important role. The first of which is having the right people in the right seats.

So we talk about:

👥 The importance of 'right people, right seats' in scaling an organization
🎯 The role of focus in achieving organizational goals
💼 How leadership style impacts decision-making and overall organizational success
🧪 The significance of team chemistry in fostering a positive work environment

Tish's insights are not only fascinating but also insightful for any HR professional looking to improve their skills and knowledge.

0:00 Intro
1:05 Role of HR in scaling
4:08 Growing the people side is hard
5:01 5 strategies
10:13 Right people, right seats
14:07 Focus versus MVV
15:06 Decision making
18:49 Scaling the non-HR
21:58 Focus vs flexibility
23:45 First steps
25:44 Learn more

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