Episode 392: Gaining Knowledge and Experience by Opening up to New Opportunities With Leslie Aument
I think to be really strong in the CHRO role, you need to be, you need to have really good business acumen. You need to really understand the business, understand the business goals, understand what each department or function at the business, what are they trying to achieve, how does that roll up to the business goals? And so you get the most experience sort of swimming in that pond of the business strategy when you’re in an HRBP role specifically. And so I do think that that, that path helps set you up for success to be a people leader and to have a strategic voice among the executive team. Episode 392: Gaining Knowledge and Experience by Opening up to New Opportunities With Leslie Aument Welcome to the Workology Podcast, a podcast for the disruptive workplace leader. Join host Jessica Miller-Merrell, founder of Workology.com as she sits down and gets to the bottom of trends, tools, and case studies for the business leader, HR, and recruiting professional who is tired of the status quo. Now here’s Jessica with this episode of Workology. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:01:03.04] Welcome to the Workology Podcast powered by Ace The HR Exam and Upskill HR. These are two of the courses that I offer at Workology for certification prep and re-certification for HR leaders. This podcast is part of a series on the Workology Podcast and it’s focused on the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Human Resources Officer or CHRO. The CHRO is sometimes called the VP of People or the Chief People Officer, and it’s an executive or C-level role that deals with managing human resources as well as with organizational development and implementing policies of change to help improve the overall efficiency of the company. Now the CHRO podcast series on Workology is sponsored by the HR Benchmark Survey. I’d love for you to share your insights at www.HRBenchmarkSurvey.com. One of the reasons we continue to do this series, I started this specific series in 2020 and we continue to do it is because our role is changing and it continues to change as Chief People Officers or CHROs. It is continuing to evolve and it’s doing so at a rapid pace. I want aspiring CHROs to know how they’re changing the types of skills and experiences they are going to need to promote into a future CHRO-level role, and I want them to also hear from senior HR leaders, senior HR leaders, talking to senior HR leaders about how we are working together. We’re partnering and collaborating with executives to help grow the business and support the organization. Before I introduce this podcast guest, I do want to hear from you. Text the word “PODCAST “to 512-548-3005. Ask me questions, leave comments, and make suggestions for future guests. This is my community text number. I want to hear from you. So today I am so excited to be joined by Leslie Aument. She’s the Head of People with Kojo Technologies. Leslie holds a SHRM-SCP and has been working in HR since her very first job out of college as a recruiting coordinator. She has been a generalist, an HR representative, an HR manager, a staffing specialist, an HR business partner, and you can see that she has grown her career as she has evolved. She’s held all the positions. Plus, she has worked in HR in a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, and of course, technology. Leslie, I’m so excited. Welcome to the Workology Podcast. Leslie Aument: [00:03:31.49] Thanks for having me. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:03:33.