Episode 382: Human Resources as a Business Partner With Lisa Novak From data.world

What will trip people up in the HR world is by pitching ourselves into HR functions, HR operations like recruiting or benefits or payroll, when the reality is human resources is best served being a business partner, really understanding the business. Episode 382: Human Resources as a Business Partner With Lisa Novak From data.world   Welcome to the Workology Podcast, a podcast for the disruptive workplace leader. Join host Jessica Miller-Merrell, founder of Workology.com as she sits down and gets to the bottom of trends, tools, and case studies for the business leader, HR, and recruiting professional who is tired of the status quo. Now here’s Jessica with this episode of Workology. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:00:46.41] Welcome to the Workology Podcast powered by Ace The HR Exam and Upskill HR. These are two of the courses I offer for certification prep and recertification for HR leaders. This podcast is part of a series on the Workology Podcast focused on the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Human Resources Officer, or CHRO. The CHRO is sometimes called the VP of People or Chief People Officer, and it’s an executive or C-level role that deals with managing human resources as well as with organizational development and implementing policies of change to improve the overall efficiency of the company. The CHRO Podcast series on Workology is sponsored by the HR Benchmark Survey. Share your insights at HRBenchmarkSurvey.com. One of the reasons I continue to do this podcast series is because there’s still a lot of mystery around the CHRO role, and I want aspiring CHROs to know the type of skills and experiences they need to promote into a future CHRO role, along with hearing from senior HR leaders about how they’re partnering and collaborating with their executive peers. Before I introduce our podcast guest, I want to hear from you. Text the word “PODCAST” to 512-548-3005 to ask questions, leave comments and make suggestions for future guests. This is my community text number. So today I’m so excited to be joined by Lisa Novak. She’s the Vice President of Employee Experience for data.world. Lisa has over 20 years of experience in staffing and human resources leadership, primarily in the technology industry for companies as they ramp up for significant growth or organizational change. In her current role at data.world, Lisa is responsible for driving the organization strategy for acquiring, developing, and retaining a diverse team of Austin’s best talent in this highly competitive market. Prior to joining data.world, she served on the executive teams for a number of organizations and also led HR organizations for companies, including RenewData, SigmaTel, and Brooktree through extensive and rapid growth and helped create positive and motivated cultures in the organizations she has served. Lisa, welcome to the Workology Podcast. Lisa Novak: [00:03:05.82] Thank you. I’m so happy to hang out with you today. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:03:09.09] You, I’m so excited to talk with you. I was, I was talking to someone a couple of weeks ago. I was like, I have this podcast coming up and I can’t wait for it. So let’s, let’s get into it and start first with some background and maybe tell us how you got your start in HR and how your role has evolved over time into your current one, which is the VP of Employee Experience. Lisa Novak: [00:03:33.00] Absolutely. Well, I started in the recruiting world as can often be the case, and really my career evolved from there into the full desk HR,