Don't Talk To HR

Connect with and hire Amy HR: https://www.hrrevolt.com/contact HR is supposed to advocate for employees. Employees think HR only protects the company. Executives agree. Both sides see it, and neither side trusts the other because of it. So how do you fix a reputation problem that's baked into the job description? In this episode, Amy and Neeru get into the tension between the corporate police role and the employee advocacy role, why those two functions are fundamentally at odds, and what happens when HR tries to play both at the same time.  They break down the "flipping the pyramid" framework they built at GlobalLogic, where employee and management advisory councils engaged employees on solving big problems and helped drive engagement scores up 23 points during a pandemic. They also share what trust through transparency actually looks like in practice, why they believe investigations should be pulled out of HR entirely, and how layoffs destroy trust when handled without empathy. New episodes dropping weekly. Like, subscribe, and leave a comment with topics you want us to tackle. Visit https://www.donttalktohr.com/ and purchase the #1 Best Selling book and the companion, The CPO Toolbox. #HR #HumanResources #EmployeeTrust #Leadership #DontTalkToHR #WorkplaceCulture #PeopleOperations #EmployeeEngagement

Connect with and hire Amy HR https://www.amyhr.com 64% of employees say they've had a bad experience with HR. When two career HR leaders surveyed their combined 20,000 LinkedIn followers and interviewed CEOs, board members, investors, and executives, the results came back at a 3.1 out of 5. That's a C-minus for an entire profession. In this episode, Amy and Neeru break down the five themes that kept coming up:  A lack of trust, empathy, and confidentiality.  Too much focus on paperwork and policies.  A gap in business acumen that's costing HR its credibility.  A system that doesn't set HR professionals up to succeed.  No clear value proposition, which is leading some executives to ask whether HR should exist at all. They also share the story of a company that hired consultants to run "anonymous" employee feedback sessions, recorded every word, and played the highlights for management. People were disciplined for speaking up. Nobody talked again. These are HR nightmares that should NOT be happening and this show is here to change the HR landscape in favor of the people. New episodes dropping weekly. Like, subscribe, and leave a comment with topics you want us to tackle. Visit https://www.donttalktohr.com/ and purchase the #1 Best Selling book and the companion, The CPO Toolbox.

Connect with and hire Amy H-R https://www.amyhr.com Your workplace is being reshaped by four forces at once, and ignoring even one of them is already costing you people. In this kickoff episode we explore generational expectations that don't align, the post-COVID workforce that never went back to "normal," AI moving faster than your org chart, and global instability that's draining your employees before they even open their laptops. You'll also hear why two career HR leaders with 55 combined years almost called their #1 bestselling book "HR Sucks," what real feedback from executives, board members, and employees revealed about the profession's reputation, and why they believe HR needs a full revolution, not a refresh. Amy Hanlon-Rodemich spent 30 years as a Chief People Officer at companies like Nokia, GlobalLogic and Milestone Technologies. Neeru Mehta spent 25 years scaling organizations across tech, SaaS, and global markets with Chief People Officer positions at Neurealm and yellow.ai. Together, they built a patented AI career app, wrote the book, and launched this podcast to take the conversation public. New episodes dropping weekly. Like, subscribe, and leave a comment with topics you want us to tackle. Visit https://www.donttalktohr.com/ and purchase the #1 Best Selling book as well as the companion, The CPO Toolbox.

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