168 - It’s hard to move the needle in HR because it’s set up that way: Anessa Fike (Author, 14x Chief People Officer, & Founder of Fike+Co)

Anessa Fike, Author & “Queen of Fractional HR”, joined us on The Modern People Leader.  We talked about what’s contributed to her success as a fractional people leader, why it’s hard to move the needle in HR, and why we need to stop going through motions in HR. ---- If you’re an HR leader that’s trying to uplevel your managers’ 1x1 meetings, check out Leapsome’s FREE Meeting’s Module. ---- (1:33) Good news stories (8:54) Anessa’s story (17:44) The more open you are to the universe, the more opportunities you will see (19:47) What’s contributed to her success as a fractional people leader (23:00) The state of the union for HR  (25:50) It’s hard to move the needle in HR because it’s set up that way (29:06) The Revolution of Work: Fuck the patriarchy and the workplace it built (31:41) Stop going through the motions as an HR leader (38:40) Why CEOs are more prone to listening to a fractional executive over their people leader (40:55) You’re allowed to be way bolder as a fractional HR leader (44:20) The real reason she thinks there’s a disconnect between CPOs and CEOs (50:27) We need to step away from fear based leadership (52:40) Where to get her new book (53:47) Rapid fire questions ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn