Built By People

Douglas Parks, Strategic Advisor and Consultant


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Insights with Douglas Parks: Three-Act Career Journey and Strategic HR Transformation

In this Built by People Podcast episode, we welcome Doug, who shares his unique career journey defined by three acts: business development, consulting, and HR leadership. Doug discusses a successful HR initiative that connected business strategy with performance, achieving significant cost savings and enhancing employee engagement.

He also elaborates on his four-phase approach to transformation: stabilization, shaping, scaling, and strengthening, and shares insights on articulating value to senior executives. Doug’s parting advice emphasizes the continued importance of people in the age of AI and effectively communicating HR's value to leadership.

00:00 Introduction to the Built by People Podcast

00:14 Sponsor Message: Previ Network

00:39 Guest Introduction: Doug's Career Journey

02:23 HR Initiatives and Business Strategy

04:21 Four Phase Approach to Transformation

09:00 Communicating Value to Senior Executives

11:07 Parting Advice and Closing Remarks


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