I love the bluntness with which you write. I think each of your three stories could be posts in themselves, yet they also do a nice job putting skin on the bones of your main point here. Really enjoyed this.
All of your chapters have been excellent; however, this one might be the best one yet! First, thank you for sharing your story and being vulnerable, that has to be a scary thing to do! I like your perspective on why there is this expectation that HR "must be unconditionally 'for the people' versus 'for the mission?'". As an HR leader as well, I too find that this expectation is often, yet what has allowed me to accelerate and grow my career has been my focus on the mission (and the people).
I also appreciate your boldness on the idea that you don't suffer fools gladly. Thank you for having the courage to say what most HR leaders experience. One of the things I don't think many outside of HR don't realize is that we get a front row seat to seeing leaders at their best and worst, sometimes even acting as fools. I would be curious to know how this has shaped some of your decision making as a CPO, especially when it comes to things like talent/succession planning, is this something that influences the way in which you approach those processes, how you evaluate talent and challenge the perspective of leadership? Is one of the ones to not have to suffer with fools is to stop putting them in leadership positions to begin with?
Thanks so much for your feedback, Mike! I appreciate it so much. I have a love and hate relationship with HR and lot of the time so you’ll read positive and sometimes negative accounts of the job, but that’s what diaries are for - to share the truth and be honest about it.
I don’t remember how Substack recommended your first article to me but I’m certainly glad it did. Thanks for sharing your perspective and stories, lots of wisdom packed in there. Keep them coming!
I love the bluntness with which you write. I think each of your three stories could be posts in themselves, yet they also do a nice job putting skin on the bones of your main point here. Really enjoyed this.
Thanks for enjoying my latest post, Jordan!
All of your chapters have been excellent; however, this one might be the best one yet! First, thank you for sharing your story and being vulnerable, that has to be a scary thing to do! I like your perspective on why there is this expectation that HR "must be unconditionally 'for the people' versus 'for the mission?'". As an HR leader as well, I too find that this expectation is often, yet what has allowed me to accelerate and grow my career has been my focus on the mission (and the people).
I also appreciate your boldness on the idea that you don't suffer fools gladly. Thank you for having the courage to say what most HR leaders experience. One of the things I don't think many outside of HR don't realize is that we get a front row seat to seeing leaders at their best and worst, sometimes even acting as fools. I would be curious to know how this has shaped some of your decision making as a CPO, especially when it comes to things like talent/succession planning, is this something that influences the way in which you approach those processes, how you evaluate talent and challenge the perspective of leadership? Is one of the ones to not have to suffer with fools is to stop putting them in leadership positions to begin with?
Thanks so much for your feedback, Mike! I appreciate it so much. I have a love and hate relationship with HR and lot of the time so you’ll read positive and sometimes negative accounts of the job, but that’s what diaries are for - to share the truth and be honest about it.
I don’t remember how Substack recommended your first article to me but I’m certainly glad it did. Thanks for sharing your perspective and stories, lots of wisdom packed in there. Keep them coming!
Thanks so much for reading and enjoying!