HR Leadership and Strategic Enablement with Kate Kemp

In this episode of the Built by People podcast, sponsored by Previ, host Dave D'Angelo welcomes Kate to discuss her unique career path and her approach to HR leadership.

Kate talks about her early focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and how she progressed from state government to tech.

She emphasizes HR as an enablement function aimed at amplifying organizational impact by removing friction from the employee experience.

Kate also shares her strategies for post-merger integrations, fostering cross-functional leadership, and leveraging diverse career experiences for executive roles.

She concludes with insights on the importance of reverse engineering HR solutions and parting advice on maintaining joy and grace in the important work HR professionals do.

00:00 Introduction to the Built by People Podcast

00:16 Sponsorship Message from Previ

00:45 Kate's Career Journey in HR0

1:54 Strategic Goals and Cross-Functional Leadership in HR0

3:36 Optimizing Post-Integration Processes After M&A

05:44 Transitioning to Executive Leadership in HR

08:25 Reverse Engineering Solutions in HR

10:00 Parting Advice for the HR Community

10:40 Closing Remarks

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