Advance Your HR Career/Strengthen Your Company’s Pipeline

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Are today's HR professionals being promoted faster than they're prepared? In this week’s episode of This Week at Work, Phil and Burt tackle a pressing question: What does it really take to move from an entry-level HR role to an executive position? With rapid promotions and shrinking knowledge banks, HR leaders must now develop faster and smarter than ever. Tune in for real talk, legal insights, and actionable strategies for climbing the HR ladder with confidence and competence.

Timestamps: 
00:00 – Welcome to This Week at Work
00:09 – Why HR leaders often feel unprepared
01:42 – Developing your career and leadership readiness
04:09 – Are leaders born or made?
04:58 – Lawyer on the Clock: Government shutdown & workplace impact
07:25 – How the shutdown affects NLRB, EEOC & DOL
13:20 – TSA, travel, and essential functions during the shutdown
19:26 – Boeing negotiations, unions, and leadership lessons
25:01 – Risks of promoting too quickly in HR
29:55 – How emerging HR leaders can prepare for executive roles