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Why HR Leaders Get Shut Down in CFO Meetings (And What to Do Months Before)

Most HR leaders walk into CFO meetings already losing. Not because they lack the data, but because the work that should have happened months earlier never did.

In this episode, AJ Vaughan answers a question from Denzel about what CHROs are actually rehearsing, avoiding, and feeling the night before they sit across from finance. The honest answer: the night before is the wrong place to start.

AJ breaks down the pre-work most HR leaders are skipping. The strategic pockets with the CRO. The L &D conversations that never happen. The macro lens on the tech stack, the tools, and the human…

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