Too many HR leaders are still operating with leadership behaviors built for a workplace that no longer exists. In this session, we’ll unpack the outdated mindsets and tactics that have quietly held HR back from believing we must “earn” legitimacy in the C-suite, to avoiding technology because it feels overwhelming or outside our lane. These old habits aren’t about incompetence; they’re about inheritance. Most HR pros weren’t taught a better way.
Today’s organizations demand a new kind of HR leadership: one that is data-driven, tech-enabled, fast-moving, and highly influential. This webcast will break down the five core HR leadership behaviors that must evolve, what they look like, why they slow us down, and how great HR leaders are replacing them with approaches that actually work in a modern business environment.
Participants will walk away with a practical roadmap for immediately upgrading their leadership style. From reframing your strategic identity to confidently stepping into technology, influence, and decision-making, you’ll learn how to shift your behaviors in ways that elevate both your impact and your credibility. This is the playbook for HR leaders who want to lead, not just support, the future of work.
Key Takeaways
The 5 outdated HR leadership behaviors that are quietly limiting influence and what modern high-performing HR leaders do instead.
Practical steps to evolve your leadership style, including how to lead with data, embrace technology, and position yourself as a strategic decision-maker.
How to show up as a true business leader, not a service provider, so you stop “earning a seat” and start taking the seat that should already be yours.
Meet the Presenter
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Tim Sackett
Is the CEO of HRUTech.com, a leading technical recruiting firm. Sackett has over 20+ years of combined executive HR and talent acquisition experience working for Fortune 500 companies. He is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR &TA Tech, talent acquisition and HR execution. Sackett is currently a Senior Faculty member with the Josh Bersin Academy. He is also an angel investor and advisor and sits on multiple HR Technology corporate boards. Sackett is the author of the newly released book The Talent Fix, Vol. 2. He also writes daily on his blog, the Tim Sackett Project. He is married to a hall-of-fame wife, has three sons and his dog Tucker. In 2024, he was named a Top Global HR & Recruitment Influencer by HR Executive.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.