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Listen "Episode 2: Redefining HR: Strategic Leadership and Organizational Transformation with Jennifer Testawich"
Episode Synopsis
How strategic HR leadership drives culture and organizational growth
In this episode, Jennifer Testawich, a dynamic HR leader and director, shares her experience transforming HR from a “paper-pushing” function into a strategic partner at the leadership table. Jennifer discusses how HR can influence culture, guide difficult conversations around money and promotions, and champion the creation of perfect job models that fit people to roles for long-term success. Hear how promoting the right people internally and hiring future leaders with intention shapes resilient organizations ready to grow and innovate.
Show Notes
0:00 – Interview introduction
1:40 – What is “Women building futures?”
5:20 – Effective HR is about growing leadership in a company
10:10 – How can leaders take more off their plate to better focus on their own roles?
12:24 – There is a place for paper pushing… but HR directors CAN’T be paper pushers
14:55 – How can culture be influenced by HR?
16:45 – Promoting out of success
19:30 – Difficult conversations about money and promotions
22:20 – How to find the right person for a needed role?
24:00 – The importance of creating a perfect job model
25:45 – Getting internal hires right
27:43 – Hiring the perfect FUTURE leader…. Secret sauce to do this well
30:10 – A story of someone who became poison in an organization
34:05 – Jenn commits to talk performance appraisals in a future interview!
Resources & Links
Learn how you can contribute Women Building Futures by visiting:
womenbuildingfutures.ca
womenbuildingfutures.ca/about/ways-to-support
Connect with TRAITS:
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In this episode, Jennifer Testawich, a dynamic HR leader and director, shares her experience transforming HR from a “paper-pushing” function into a strategic partner at the leadership table. Jennifer discusses how HR can influence culture, guide difficult conversations around money and promotions, and champion the creation of perfect job models that fit people to roles for long-term success. Hear how promoting the right people internally and hiring future leaders with intention shapes resilient organizations ready to grow and innovate.
Show Notes
0:00 – Interview introduction
1:40 – What is “Women building futures?”
5:20 – Effective HR is about growing leadership in a company
10:10 – How can leaders take more off their plate to better focus on their own roles?
12:24 – There is a place for paper pushing… but HR directors CAN’T be paper pushers
14:55 – How can culture be influenced by HR?
16:45 – Promoting out of success
19:30 – Difficult conversations about money and promotions
22:20 – How to find the right person for a needed role?
24:00 – The importance of creating a perfect job model
25:45 – Getting internal hires right
27:43 – Hiring the perfect FUTURE leader…. Secret sauce to do this well
30:10 – A story of someone who became poison in an organization
34:05 – Jenn commits to talk performance appraisals in a future interview!
Resources & Links
Learn how you can contribute Women Building Futures by visiting:
womenbuildingfutures.ca
womenbuildingfutures.ca/about/ways-to-support
Connect with TRAITS:
🔗 Connect with us on LinkedIn
📸 Follow us on Instagram
📰 Read our BLOG
📩 Sign up to our Newsletter
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