Startup to Scale-Up: The Chief People Officer’s role as a Growth Executive
In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I’m joined by Lara Pyko, Chief People Officer at Mendix, to discuss the challenges of scaling a startup into an enterprise. Lara shares how Mendix rapidly grew from a small startup to a global company, expanding headcount exponentially. She emphasizes the need to balance maintaining startup culture while implementing necessary processes and infrastructure. 👉 Subscribe to HR Leaders: http://bit.ly/2wFkCEq 🎙️ Listen on your favourite platform: https://art19.com/shows/hr-leaders-podcast 👤 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisraineyhr/ This episode of the HR Leaders podcast is brought to you by our friends at 365Talents Get their 2024 Skills Impact Report and find out how it can help you build, implement and deliver talent experience with skills technology. http://bit.ly/2024-SKILLS-IMPACT-REPORT Episode highlights 00:00 - Introduction and episode highlight 02:55 - The challenges of transitioning from a startup to a larger entity 03:54 - The moment a startup becomes a scale-up 05:37 -The significance of a well-structured onboarding process 15:16 - The importance of feedback and understanding organizational challenges 16:27 - How to adapt your talent strategy as your company grows 22:21 - How to capture and measure key moments in an employee's journey 24:27 - Lara shares her enthusiasm for a data-driven approach in HR 25:17 - Lara offers advice for HR leaders entering start-ups or scale-ups About HR Leaders Podcast: Join Chris Rainey as he chats with the world's top Chief People Officers, CHRO’s and industry experts who share their experience, insights, lessons learned and how they are shaping the future of work for business and society. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.