The HR Reckoning |Hacking HR Founder Enrique Rubio

For decades, HR has been asked to administer the business.Now it's being asked to transform it.In this episode of The Business of Alignment, AJ Vaughan sits down with Enrique Rubio, Founder of Hacking HR, for one of the most important conversations shaping the future of work.They unpack why most HR organizations are still operating with mindsets built for the last century, why AI is exposing leadership gaps rather than creating them, and what separates the next generation of CHROs from those who will struggle to stay relevant. This isn't a conversation about prompts or AI tools.It's about identity.It's about business acumen.It's about finance, transformation, governance, leadership, and why HR's greatest opportunity has nothing to do with becoming better at HR.If you're a CHRO, CFO, CEO, founder, HR technology leader, or someone responsible for building organizations that will thrive over the next decade, this episode is essential listening.Why HR is facing its biggest identity shift in 100 yearsThe mindset holding thousands of HR leaders backWhy AI isn't the biggest disruption—leadership isThe future relationship between the CFO and CHROHow HR leaders earn strategic influence inside the businessWhy business literacy is becoming HR's greatest competitive advantageThe skills every executive must develop to remain relevant in the AI eraWhat separates organizations that will adapt from those that won'tThe future of work won't be built by people protecting yesterday.It will be built by leaders willing to reinvent themselves before they're forced to.https://hackinghrlab.io/about