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Speaking the CEO’s Language: How HR Can Connect Strategy to Metrics

Speaking the CEO’s Language: How HR Can Connect Strategy to Metrics

Update: 2025-09-19
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In this episode of People + Strategy, Bob Goodwin, president of Career Club, unpacks why HR leaders must speak the language of CEOs and CFOs to secure influence in the boardroom. Drawing on research, case studies, and his work with executives, Bob reveals how financial fluency, business acumen, and data-driven storytelling can elevate HR from a “soft” function to a strategic driver of growth. Learn how CHROs can bridge the disconnect with the C-Suite to stay indispensable in an era of cost pressures and AI disruption. 




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Speaking the CEO’s Language: How HR Can Connect Strategy to Metrics

Speaking the CEO’s Language: How HR Can Connect Strategy to Metrics

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