Characteristics of a Successful HR Leader
In HRchat episode 421, we chat about why you should consider a career in HR and ways you can rise to become a successful and strategic HR leader.
My guest this time, is Andrew Bartlow, Founder and Managing Partner at Series B Consulting. Matthew is also co-author of Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations which helps businesses to articulate their people strategy and accelerate their growth while navigating rapid change.
Andrew has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience at organizations across a wide spectrum of sizes, maturity stages, and industries. Andrew also founded the People Leader Accelerator, which is the preeminent development program for startup HR leaders.
Questions For Andrew Include:
- Before launching Series B Consulting, you led HR for Waypoint Homes. As a senior member of Waypoint’s leadership team, you were instrumental in the company’s evolution from a real estate tech startup to a $14+ billion publicly-traded company (NYSE: INVH) that created a new asset class with its disruptive business model. Can you share some of the challenges of leading HR efforts at a company that’s scaling at speed?
- Why do you believe folks should explore a career in HR today?
- Did you have mentors? Did they share how HR pros can develop a successful career over time?
- How can HR leaders “be more strategic”?
- Having coached and mentored dozens of HR leaders, what do you see as some of the most common or most significant challenges that HR leaders are facing this year
- You presented sessions at the March 2022 Hacking HR global online conference. One of the topics you addressed was: Transforming HR Strategy into Financial Metrics. Can you share a bit about the session and the learning outcomes?