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How Jill Smart, former Accenture CHRO, cultivated an incubator for top HR talent

HR Brew

After spending two years as Accenture’s CLO, Smart was tapped for the CHRO position, which she held for a decade, from 2004 to 2014. She said she believes this prepared her employees to take on top HR roles elsewhere, as many went on to serve as CHRO or CPO at companies including Ubisoft, PepsiCo, and McKesson. Being in the business.

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The Game of HR: Charting The Path to CHRO and Beyond

HR Brew

For many HR pros, the object of the game is to become a CHRO or CPO. One firm that stands out among the rest is Accenture: At least two dozen alumni went on to become CHROs or CPOs at other firms, according to former CHRO Jill Smart. But how are today’s people leaders getting to the finish line?

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Daniel Marsili, Colgate-Palmolive’s former CHRO, on paying it forward as a mentor

HR Brew

Daniel Marsili spent three decades at the consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive, where he rose through the ranks to become CHRO. Ultimately, he paid it forward by mentoring Sally Massey, an employee who went on to become Colgate-Palmolive’s next and current CHRO. On-the-ground experience.

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CHRO, CPO among fastest-growing C-suite roles, new LinkedIn data shows

HR Brew

Between 2022 and 2023, chief human resources officer (CHRO) was the third-fastest growing C-suite role on LinkedIn, according to an analysis of executives at S&P 500 companies and unicorn startups recently released by the company’s economic graph team.

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Employee Performance Management - What Your CFO Needs to Know About Culture Before Investing

Speaker: John Frehse, Senior Managing Director, Ankura

The answer lies in the relationship between your CHRO and your CFO. By looking at what are perceived to be “human resources initiatives” in financial terms, the CHRO and the CFO can invest in the enterprise together. Talented employees are also a scarce resource. Often, the only thing they can agree on is compliance and reporting.

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Chief Chat: Jim Link, CHRO at SHRM, on his priorities and experience using AI

HR Brew

CHROs have a lot on their plates, but imagine being the CHRO that also helps more than 330,000 other HR professionals! Well, that’s exactly what Jim Link, CHRO at SHRM, has been doing since joining the organization over two years ago.

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For this CHRO, ascending to the top of her profession meant heading for the exit

HR Brew

Ferrell-Rhodes serves as the firm’s CHRO and leads a team of roughly 30 employees and 350 consultants, who work with roughly 15 to 20 US- and globally-based clients at a time. But running her own consultancy wasn’t always Ferrell-Rhodes’ endgame.

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Enhance Employee Wellness to Retain High-Performing Teams

Speaker: Eric Torigian - Managing Director, Advisory Services, CHRO Solutions

Join CHRO Solutions' Eric Torigian as he teaches you: How to manage the changing relationship between employee and employer. In this session, we will explore how organizations are emphasizing employee wellness, how that has helped workers attain a healthy "life balance", and how, as a result, this has contributed to corporate success.