What Nobody Tells Your CEO: 7 Leadership Lessons for HR

The meeting ends. Everyone nods. Then the real conversation starts without the CEO.

For HR leaders, that puts you in a difficult spot.

You hear the concerns. You see the friction. But how do you tell someone at the top that their own behaviour might be part of the problem?

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Andrea Petrone, The CEO Whisperer and author of Reinvention at the Top: The Playbook for CEOs to Lead Under Pressure.

I also share what happened when I gave a former CEO difficult feedback.

Spoiler: it wasn’t a thank-you.

7 lessons you’ll learn from this episode:

1. When a leader’s biggest strength becomes the problem
2. What the CEO isn’t hearing in the room
3. What happened when Chris told his CEO the truth
4. The hidden cost of acting like a leader
5. Why the message isn’t getting through
6. The question every aspiring CHRO-to-CEO needs to answer
7. What leaders under pressure are really asking for

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