This episode features an interview with Larry Emond, Senior Partner at Modern Executive Solutions. Over the past several years he built the world’s largest network of big company CHROs, with nearly 1,000 globally. He has done over 350 meetings, mainly in-person, to discuss their challenges and opportunities.
On today’s episode, Larry discusses “the big four” of major CHRO challenges, the importance of one’s boss, and how he is helping other people find success and fulfillment in their lives.
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About Larry
Larry Emond is Senior Partner at Modern Executive Solutions, a global executive search and advisory firm. He is an advisor and coach to several senior leaders, and especially CHROs of global companies. He also serves on the boards of several HR industry start-ups and early stage companies.
He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on a variety of topics including the Future of the Workforce, the Future of HR, the Future of Learning, DEI, HR Technology and Automation, Performance Management, and Leadership.
Previously Mr. Emond was Managing Director, Global Leadership Advisory, at Gallup. Over the last several years at Gallup he built CHRO Roundtable, the largest organization in the world limited exclusively to big company CHROs, with nearly 1,000 members globally.
About Modern Executive Solutions
Modern is an innovative executive search and integrated advisory solutions firm helping organizations build sustainable and diverse leadership teams. Underpinned with exceptional intelligence and assessment capabilities, every aspect of the Modern recruitment process is customized for their clients with the simple goal of “meeting you where you are.” They are determined to set a new benchmark for the search industry while we also foster the next generation of talent through the support of charitable organizations.
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“We better not completely take the human out of human resources because it comes out that the human in human resources is the thing that is most likely to make us seem valuable to people.” -Larry Emond
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Show Notes
- The Blueprint
- (1:29) Larry’s background getting to know some of the world’s biggest CHROs
- (3:16) What Larry sees as the major challenges facing CHROs today
- (7:46) How DE&I cuts across these major challenges
- (9:33) Characteristics of the world’s biggest CHROs
- The Journey
- (12:22) Who’s your boss? A friction point for CHROs
- (15:51) The challenges of hybrid working and the talent shortage
- The Future
- (21:22) Having a handle on HR tech and putting the human back in HR
- (26:11) Larry’s raison d'être
- (28:50) Keeping order and balance in one’s life
- (30:17) What has changed five years from now
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Links
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