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Boards must hold the CEO accountable and back HR, or HR is left in a terrible position.
Drawn from what Kim Scott said
What Kim Scott actually said
- Kim Scott Author of Radical Candor (2017) and Radical Respect (2024)
The issue here is that the people who have the most power — the people on the board of directors — are generally best positioned to dodge accountability. This puts HR in a terrible position unless the organizational structure is deliberately designed to limit the power of the CEO. The board of directors must hold the CEO accountable and have HR’s back.
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↗Leadership ≠ Control: How to Avoid the Authoritarian Spiralkimmalonescott.medium.com
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