“Whatever you do in your career, you've got to have a real passion and energy around it”

Another week means another great podcast and this week we caught up with Lyndsey Devitt, People and Culture Director.

Having started her career as an accountant, Lynsey isn’t averse to high-pressure jobs. We quickly get into her career changes, learning her strengths, namely her ability to spot great talent and build effective teams.

Lynsey’s worked with a variety of organisations from startups to retail businesses, banks and educational institutions, expanding her breadth of HR exposure in different industries and learning to adapt to different company cultures and strategies. Her varied career has allowed her the opportunity to learn from a variety of leaders. It’s these informal mentors that Lynsey believes she has learnt most from, carving out leadership personas from what she has seen be effective and otherwise.

Lynsey moved into HR not for the people aspect, but for complexity that comes with working with people and establishing a people strategy that ensures the best business performance. She shares her belief that the most effective HR professionals are those who really take the time to understand how the business works, the complexity of its goals and objectives and to never assume all HR roles work the same.

“I have always been interested in businesses and how organizations operate. I think coming into the business world from an accounting standpoint, whilst it gives you a great foundation, what it taught me pretty quickly was that my passion lies much more in dealing with people-related matters and getting the best out of businesses from a people perspective,” says Lynsey.

To hear more of Lynsey’s experiences, her advice to new HR professionals and how to instill a thriving company culture in a startup environment, listen to the latest episode of Strivin & Thrivin now!