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Wrong Hat, Wrong Moment
Season 2 Episode 142
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A CEO stood on a Fortune stage in May 2026 and said he fired his HR team for creating problems that didn't exist. The loudest cheers …
1 month, 1 week ago
What Nobody Tells New CHROs
Season 2 Episode 141
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Nobody tells first-time CHROs what the game actually is. On this episode of The Talent Sherpa, a CHRO podcast for senior HR leaders, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Doom Cycle of Low Expectations
Season 2 Episode 140
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Most CEOs carry a number in their head for what HR is worth. They set it early, from the HR leaders they inherited, and they've run t…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wrong HR Costs More Than No HR
Season 2 Episode 139
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Most growth-stage companies don't have an HR problem. They have a talent architecture problem — and they're trying to solve it with a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Ceiling Looks Like Success
Season 2 Episode 138
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Most CHROs are waiting for their CEO to evolve. They're educating upward, building sophisticated frameworks, and assuming CEO awarene…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Stop Developing HR Leaders
Season 2 Episode 137
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Nearly half of all CHRO appointments in 2024 came from outside the organization. The standard diagnosis: pipelines aren't keeping pac…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Good HR Is the Problem
Season 2 Episode 136
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Most CHROs believe they are operating strategically. Their calendar tells a different story. Only 12% of HR leaders report spending t…
2 months ago
Are OPs Reading the Wrong Signal
Season 2 Episode 135
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Before a deal closes, most operating partners have already formed a talent verdict on the management team. They just haven't said it …
2 months ago
Your Work System Has No Owner
Season 2 Episode 134
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The HRBP model is 30 years old. Most organizations changed the title without changing the work — service logic stayed, compliance log…
2 months, 1 week ago
AI Can't Learn What No One Wrote
Season 2 Episode 133
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Most companies think the hard part of AI adoption is the technology. The organizations further along have hit a different wall: when …
2 months, 1 week ago