Mar 02 2025 30 mins 1
Lucinda welcomes Ruth Cornish, an independent Chief People Officer with a diverse background in HR across various industries, including financial services, retail, and public sector.
Ruth shares her journey from temping at American Express to founding her own HR consultancy, discussing the challenges and successes she encountered along the way, including her experience with cancer and how it shaped her business model. The conversation delves into the importance of resilience, strategic thinking in HR, and the value of having a positive mindset.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Working across various industries, such as financial services, retail, and public sector, allows professionals to gain a broader perspective and apply transferable skills, enhancing their ability to add value in different organisational contexts.
- A positive mindset can significantly influence outcomes, especially in challenging situations. Believing in the ability to overcome difficulties can lead to better recovery and resilience.
- Strategy can be distilled into a simple concept: understanding where an organisation is now and where it wants to be in the future. Effective HR professionals can translate this vision into actionable plans that benefit employees at all levels.
- Identifying and leveraging personal strengths is crucial for career success. Professionals should seek roles that allow them to excel in their areas of expertise rather than trying to be an expert in every aspect of their field.
BEST MOMENTS
"I think that being independent and looking after lots of different businesses allows you to add value and spot things in a way that you wouldn't if you were just internal in one industry."
"I think it's important for our economy to grow to get that full HR support. We need it. How can we support it?"
"Don't think you have to be an expert in everything. It's fine to say I don't know, or I'll look it up."
"If you focus on looking up and creating things that will make things go right, then hopefully that should mean that fewer things go wrong."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher
The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group
How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising)
How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney
HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/
Get your copy of How To Be A Change Superhero by emailing at [email protected]
ABOUT THE HOST
Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.
“If you look up, you rise up”
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