A hard truth that I've discovered recently. Most business leaders in small and medium-sized organizations don't care about HR. Or maybe it's not that they don't care, they just don't think about it.
If they don't care about HR, what do business leaders care about?
đź”·Revenue
đź”·Growth
đź”·Clients
đź”·Margins
And they will care about compliance if there is a charge or an audit.
And “HR” feels like paperwork, policies, and drama.
Here’s the disconnect:
If we lead with words like engagement, culture, or employee experience… we lose them.
But if we talk about:
đź”·High performers burning out
đź”·Managers avoiding hard conversations
đź”·Underperformance lingering
đź”·Turnover costing real money
Now we’re in a business conversation and are helping to solve business problems.
HR isn’t the point.
Clarity is. Accountability is. Performance is.
From what I'm seeing, that’s the language leaders understand.
đź’¬ What are you seeing in your organization?
Do leaders 'get' HR, or would shifting the conversation help?
I'd love to hear your perspective.