By aligning people strategy with business strategy and adopting an employee-centric, tech-savvy approach, HR can transform into a strategic partner that drives organizational success. HR advisor and fractional CHRO Tracie Sponenberg shared her insights with us on shifting from an administrative mindset to a strategic one, focusing on the long-term employee experience and leveraging AI tools. Highlights
[4:10] What a fractional CPO/CHRO is
[6:41] Transforming HR from administrative to strategic
[8:51] How Tracie changed the mindset toward HR for one of her clients
[14:38] A cool tool for mapping the employee journey
[15:34] The impact of AI on HR
[20:55] AI and the employee experience
[25:34] HR professional development
[34:16] Rethinking best practices
[36:52] Trending now: AI assistants, fractional executives, neurodiversity, DEIB
[41:19] The state of remote and flexible work
Guest Bio
Tracie Sponenberg, Founder, Tracie Sponenberg, LLC
Tracie Sponenberg is a global speaker on HR, leadership, technology, and business issues. Formerly the Chief People Officer for The Granite Group, she recently founded Tracie Sponenberg LLC, where she serves as a Fractional CPO and advisor for companies in the distribution and manufacturing industries. While Tracie used to describe herself as “working in HR,” she now describes herself as a “business leader specializing in people” following her transformation from paper-first to a people-first leader. She embraces the importance of learning about her clients’ business, technology, the critical nature of relationships, the importance of a growth mindset, speaking up, and learning to always put people before profits
Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/traciesponenberg/
https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/neurodiverse-friendly-workplace/
https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/strategic-human-resource-management/
https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/future-of-ai-in-hr/
Berta Aldrich’s best-selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119768713
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