Have you ever had this thought? “I have an HR problem. They’re too slow. Too reactive. Too focused on process and compliance.”

Here's an uncomfortable possibility: the HR you're complaining about may just be the HR you bought.

If you've only ever funded HR for compliance and recruiting, don't be surprised when that's all you get. Part two in our series about getting the most out of your HR function is about what you're responsible for as a business leader, and how to fix it when it’s broken.

Topic Highlights:

– The HR-to-employee ratio you should be targeting

– How to make the case to a CFO who only cares about EBITDA

– The three questions to ask to find out if you've got a real HR partner

– Why AI is the best argument for investing more in HR, not less

Guest Bio:

Trish Steed is CEO and principal analyst at H3 HR Advisors, and a former HR executive across Big Four, healthcare, and IT. Steve Boese is an H3 HR co-founder and a program chair of the HR Technology Conference.

Episode Links:

Part 1: The Hidden Weight of HR

H3 HR Advisors

HR Happy Hour Media Network

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Most executives think of HR as an order window. Fire this person. Hire that one. Fix the culture. Improve the managers. But underneath that fictional menu is a function absorbing things no one ever puts on a report: the weight of every employee's hardest moments, handled quietly, while still being expected to move the business forward.

In part one of this two-part conversation, we pull back the curtain on what HR actually carries.

Topic Highlights:

– Why treating HR like an order menu is the most expensive mistake executives make

– What HR partnership actually looks like

– The value of involving HR in strategy upfront

– Why shifts in employee output might not be about performance

– The most underused resource in your benefits package

Guest Bio:

Trish Steed is CEO and principal analyst at H3 HR Advisors, and a former HR executive across Big Four, healthcare, and IT. Steve Boese is an H3 HR co-founder and a program chair of the HR Technology Conference.

Episode Links:

H3 HR Advisors

HR Happy Hour Media Network

From Worst to First by Gordon Bethune

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Complacency doesn't feel like standing still. It feels like winning. Right up until it doesn't.

That's the trap Snorre Kjesbu has spent his career trying to help his organization escape. As SVP & GM of Collaboration at Cisco, he runs a multi-billion dollar business, holds 20+ patents, and is blunt about where this ends: companies that stop pushing themselves don't just slow down. They go out of business.

Topic Highlights:

– The window of opportunity: why being four years too early costs you just as much as being four years too late

– Why chasing the wave you missed is a losing game (and what to do instead)

– The four questions every leader should ask every quarter to stay ahead of complacency

– What an effective “AI forward” team actually looks like

Guest Bio:

Snorre Kjesbu is SVP & GM of Collaboration at Cisco and holder of 20+ patents.

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