Practitioners Corner

Strategic HR: Elevating Employee Care and Cross-Functional Communication with Richa Gupta

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We look Richa Gupta's career journey, exploring her humble beginnings and rise in HR. We discuss parenting, personal reflections, and HR leadership. We talk about the importance of treating employees uniquely, finding CEOs with intellectual humility, and fostering cross-functional communication in manufacturing.

We examine personal reflections, parenting, HR profession, treating employees differently, challenges of HR leadership, career journey, humble beginnings, support, caring, courageous, fearless, HR, manufacturing, CEO, intellectual humility, people and culture, cross-functional communication, operational efficiency


Key Takeaways:

  • Treating employees differently is crucial in HR.
  • HR leaders need to be caring, courageous, and fearless.
  • Personal reflections and taking breaks are important for career growth.
  • Support from others plays a significant role in career success.
  • The HR profession is diverse and allows for different backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Finding CEOs with intellectual humility and genuine care for people and culture is crucial for HR professionals.
  • HR should have a direct reporting line to the CEO and be involved in strategic decision-making.


    • Chapters


    00:00 Who is Richa Gupta

    05:09 Treating Employees Differently in HR

    08:07 The Importance of Reflection and Breaks in Career Growth

    11:19 The Impact of Support in Career Success

    12:46 The Qualities of an Effective HR Leader

    15:36 The Diversity of the HR Profession

    20:39 The Importance of Intellectual Humility in CEOs for HR

    23:48 Cross-Functional Communication and Operational Efficiency in Manufacturing

    26:14 The Transformation of HR as a Critical Function

    35:30 The Role of HR in Strategic Decision-Making

    38:26 Taking a Break and Exploring Possibilities




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