The Secrets of the Top 5% of Strategic HR Leaders
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Many HR leaders get into HR with aspirations of doing purpose-driven work only to be stuck in the doldrums of administrative tasks. Recent research shows only half of HR leaders are viewed as strategic. Adam Weber has spoken with 1,000+ HR leaders and identified 5 traits that top leaders exhibit. He will share with the audience how to lean into those traits to elevate their own HR function from administrative to strategic.
Learning Objectives:
- The definition of strategic HR.
- The 5 traits of the top 5% strategic HR leaders.
- Practical ways to implement those 5 traits into their own HR function.
- How to catalyze the shift if their business still believes HR is not a strategic function that delivers bottom-line business impact.
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Adam Weber

Adam Weber is Chief Evangelist at 15Five, host of the popular HR Superstars Podcast and best-selling author of “Lead Like a Human.” Adam is the creator of the HR Superstars Community, a vibrant community of over 8K strategic HR leaders and is a leading voice in the strategic HR movement, being named a LinkedIn “Top Voice in HR”.
Previously Adam co-founded and sold two tech companies, Emplify (acquired in 2021) and Bluebridge (acquired in 2016).
He holds a master’s degree in organizational communication from Ball State University and lives in Zionsville, IN with his wife, two sons, and dog Poppy.
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