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Are we ready for CHRO readiness?

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Why is it that more than half of companies remain unable (or perhaps unwilling) to develop CHRO-ready successors? Should we be proud of infusing non-HR talent into CHRO roles, or troubled by it? Further, it is common—and many would say likely—that a change in CEO will yield a change in CHRO. Is 50% readiness good enough?

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Phenom’s CHRO and chief evangelist is both lifelong learner and teacher

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Jess Elmquist will be the first to acknowledge he stepped into the CHRO role from a nontraditional path—but, he says, innovation in the world of HR today needs to be everything but ordinary. Advertisement - As CHRO and chief evangelist of global HR tech company Phenom , advancing innovation is Elmquist’s primary goal.

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How this childcare provider is winning the war for talent

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It kept all of its centers open through COVID and avoided layoffs, says CHRO Mary Marietta. Mary Marietta, CHRO, Big Blue Marble Academy - Advertisement - Marietta: Some of the most significant issues at that time were related to staffing. HRE: You joined Big Blue Marble Academy two years into the pandemic.

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How this veteran CHRO is turning his focus to AI ‘for the common good’

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With a law degree, hospitality experience, more than a dozen years as CHRO of the nation’s most-visited zoo and a leadership book under his belt, to say Tim Mulligan’s career path has been interesting is an understatement. Mulligan joined the organization in June after four years as CHRO of Vulcan Inc., Tim Mulligan of AI2.

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UKG Workforce Institute Welcomes City of Memphis CHRO Alex Smith to Its Advisory Board

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Named an HRO Today magazine CHRO of the Year in 2020, Smith has been highly praised for positioning the City of Memphis as a 21st-century model for city governments. In her role at The Workforce Institute, Smith will provide firsthand perspectives from the CHRO of a city with more than one million residents.

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Championing Diversity and Inclusion at Bank of America

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In 2012, we began to launch Diversity Leadership Councils, starting with our Black Executive Leadership Council (BELC). Several years ago, we set up a Life Event Services team which is focused on providing one-to-one personal assistance to employees in those major life moments – such as maternity leave or experiencing a natural disaster.

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This game developer CHRO has found a winning talent strategy

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The organization tapped a small events team to shift in-person activities online, ramped up the work of its employee resource groups—to which 70% of Zynga employees now belong—and significantly enhanced benefits to provide ongoing support. Click here to read about HR Executive of the Year Kathleen Hogan, CHRO at Microsoft.

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