Thinking about taking a step into HR leadership? An experienced HR leader from the public sector shares her top tips for emerging leaders, including how to make a meaningful impact and the key capabilities to develop.
As the HR profession continues to evolve, the competencies required for effective HR leadership are quickly becoming more complex and wide-ranging.
In AHRI’s latest podcast episode, host Beth Hall FCPHR, speaks with Tiffany Blight CPHR, First Assistant Secretary – People and Culture at the Department of Home Affairs, about how practitioners can arm themselves with the right skills to thrive in HR leadership roles.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Key capabilities for aspiring HR leaders
- Practical steps to build these skills and experiences
- Tips for positioning yourself for leadership roles in HR.
This episode is a valuable resource for anyone looking to future-proof their HR leadership capabilities and make a meaningful impact in the rapidly changing world of work.
Access the episode transcript here.
Skip to the section that interests you most:
- 4:05 minutes: Blight talks about the transferable leadership skills that she’s gained from working in different HR positions.
- 10:14 minutes: Blight shares tips to help HR practitioners influence without authority.
- 13:28 minutes: Podcast host Beth Hall FCPHR and Blight talk about how to elevate HR from being seen as a strategic partner instead of a cost centre.
- 16:48 minutes: Blight shares her advice for prioritising competing priorities within the business.
- 26:59 minutes: Blight talks about how becoming a Certified HR Practitioner has enhanced her career.
- 28:34 minutes: Blight shares her thoughts on where the HR profession will be in five to ten years’ time.
- 31:56 minutes: Hall poses a scenario to Blight to answer: an emerging HR leader is frustrated because they are being overlooked for promotion opportunities time and time again. What do they need to do to ensure they are visible and prepared to step into a leadership role?
- 37:55 minutes: Blight shares her top books and podcasts that influence her HR leadership practice.
Extra resources:
For more conversations to inspire HR, listen to the rest of Let’s Take This Offline here.
If you’d like further information and resources to help put Blight’s insights into action, check out the links below:
🧠 Learning opportunities
- Become a Certified HR Practitioner and signal to your community that your HR skills are in line with globally benchmarked best-practice HR
- Learn how to overcome stakeholder resistance with this short course from AHRI.
- Hone your leadership and management skills with this short course from AHRI.
📚 Further reading
- The Mentor
- The Diary of a CEO
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Amplifiers by Matt Church
- Nudge by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler
- Yes! by Noah Goldstein, Steve Martin and Robert B. Cialdini
- Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson
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- AHRI members can Join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to connect with your peers and for access to a member-exclusive bonus episode.
🤳 Connect with us
- Connect with AHRI on LinkedIn.
- Connect with Tiffany Blight FCPHR on LinkedIn.
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