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The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR
137 - Handling No’s from your CEO & Reminding fellow execs what HR is optimizing for: Melanie Naranjo (VP People, Ethena)
Oct 23, 2023
Melanie Naranjo, VP of People at Ethena, discusses handling no’s from CEOs, questions to ask when interviewing for top HR roles, and reminding executives about people optimization. Topics include agile approach for manager training, power dynamics for women of color in HR, and removing assumptions. Hosts explore difficulties faced by HR leaders, importance of community, advantages of working in HR tech, and building the modern people leader. They also highlight lack of communication and mentorship for HR leaders and conclude with traditions and recommendations.
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- HR leaders need to handle rejections from CEOs and find a way to navigate through them.
- When interviewing for the Chief People Officer role, it is important to ask targeted questions to the leadership team.
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People leaders struggling to position themselves as true business leaders with their boards, CEOs, and leadership teams.
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