How to Prioritize Your Relationship with the CEO as an HR Leader

When CEOs team up with their HR leaders, it can only mean good things for the wider business. It means a more strategic recruitment drive, better performance management, and more alignment on company goals.

In this episode of HR Unplugged, Vanessa Brulotte and Anita Grantham sat down with Sam Devyver, the CEO of EasyLlama, live from Vegas at the Transform 2024 event to talk about how to make that all-important relationship happen.

Sam shares his take as a CEO who works closely with HR professionals on how to build that relationship, mistakes to avoid, and the benefits of integrating HR into other business functions.

Key moments:

• Why a close working relationship between HR and CEOs is important
• The benefits of HR being aligned on business initiatives
• Sam explains his experience as a CEO working closely with HR
• Advice for CEOs and HR leaders to build that relationship
• Why trust is key
• Sam’s advice on bringing HR into different areas of the business

Key links:

• Subscribe to HR Unplugged Series: https://www.bamboohr.com/resources/podcasts/hr-unplugged/
• Join HR Heroes Slack Community: https://join.slack.com/t/hrheroesworkspace/shared_invite/zt-21ad3f1r8-dkWC2EdmyhxUAHw9cGLdQw/
• Bamboo HR Homepage: https://www.bamboohr.com/
• Connect with Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samueldevyver/