In HRchat episode 421, we chat about why you should consider a career in HR and ways you can rise to become a successful and strategic HR leader.Bill's guest is Andrew Bartlow. Andrew is co-author of Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations and leads Series B Consulting, which helps businesses to articulate their people strategy and accelerate their growth while navigating rapid change. Questions For Andrew Include:Before launching Series B Consulting, you led HR for Waypoint Homes. As a senior member of Waypoint's leadership team, you were instrumental in the company's evolution from a real estate tech startup to a $14+ billion publicly-traded company (NYSE: INVH) that created a new asset class with its disruptive business model. ​Can you share some of the challenges of leading HR efforts at a company that's scaling at speed? Why do you believe folks should explore a career in HR today? Did you have mentors? Did they share how HR pros can develop a successful career over time?How can HR leaders "be more strategic"?Having coached and mentored dozens of HR leaders, what do you see as some of the most common or most significant challenges that HR leaders are facing this yearYou presented sessions at the March 2022 Hacking HR global online conference. One of the topics you addressed was: Transforming HR Strategy into Financial Metrics. Can you share a bit about the session and the learning outcomes? More About AndrewAndrew has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience at organizations across a wide spectrum of sizes, maturity stages, and industries. He has a master’s degree from the top program in his field, and has been CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and executive coaching certified. Andrew also founded the People Leader Accelerator, which is the preeminent development program for startup HR leaders.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc. Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events