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This a 1 page summary from a session Open Org ran with the amazing JooBee Yeow from Learngility

This was a closed, capped workshop session with breakouts so no recording can be shared, but full takeaways are below and we will run more in the future!

Adam & John, Openorg.fyi ✨ Building the support stack that Startup HR deserves ❤️ (www.openorg.fyi)

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🎯 Why HR's Voice Gets Lost at the Exec Table - and How to Make It Land

🗒 Summary

HR work lands when it is connected to the business priorities already being discussed in the room.

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💡 The Core Idea

If we want to be heard, we need to speak the language of the business. In exec meetings, the conversation usually runs on revenue, margin, retention, delivery speed, risk, runway and growth.

When we talk about engagement, hiring, performance, capability or culture without connecting them to those priorities, the business hears "HR activity".

Useful, but does not 'feel' urgent 😟

And that's how we become the "people update" in the last 10 minutes of the exec meeting. Or the item that gets pushed to next week. Again.

Important reminder for all HR leaders:

We are the only function that works across all 3 core business priorities:

• Build product
• Sell product
• Make revenue and profit

We hire, shape capability, develop leaders, design structures and build performance systems that help the business build product, sell product and grow revenue and profit.

But we have to make that connection visible 👀.

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