How can you build business acumen without owning a P&L?

Why is developing your business acumen within your control?

My guest on this episode is Rose Velez-Smith, CHRO, DoubleVerify

During our conversation Rose and I discuss:

Why stepping out of HR to be in the business can be the single best thing you do for your career.
How to start every executive conversation with business priorities first, then ask what talent outcomes are needed to enable them.
Why talent doesn't exist separate from business strategy.
How to choose your next role by evaluating who you'll become because of it.
Why AI reshapes work rather than replacing it, and why in the future we will design jobs around judgment, creativity, and relationships.

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“Why Business Acumen is the Capability You Control” Rose Velez-Smith, CHRO, DoubleVerify

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“Why Business Acumen is the Capability You Control” Rose Velez-Smith, CHRO, DoubleVerify