Episode 50
How HR Can Be A More Strategic And Impactful Presence
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.
Guest Spotlight
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.
“As HR professionals, we don’t have to be AI experts, but we have to understand it, and not fear it. It’s going to revolutionize what we do.”
Tracie Sponeneberg, Founder, Tracie Sponenberg LLC
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