The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR 291 - HR Practitioner Turned Founder (On Thinking Like a CEO): Amit Rapaport (Co-Founder & CEO, Compete)
Amit Rapaport, Co-Founder & CEO of Compete, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why most HR metrics don’t matter to your CEO, how to think like a CEO when looking at workforce data, and more.
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(08:31) What Compete Does: AI Workforce Optimization Explained Simply
(11:17) Why Most HR Metrics Don’t Matter to CEOs
(14:47) Connecting Workforce Data to Business Outcomes and Revenue
(17:34) Hiring Inefficiencies and the Hidden Cost of Poor Talent Decisions
(18:03) Early Career Mistake: Reporting Data Without Strategic Context
(21:30) From Executor to Strategic Business Partner in HR
(22:33) Transitioning from HR Practitioner to Startup CEO
(24:59) The Reality of Entrepreneurship: Feedback, Pressure, and Growth
(27:14) Lessons from First-Time Founder Experiences and Challenges
(29:03) How HR Leaders Can Think Like Their CEO
(31:33) Aligning HR Metrics with Business Goals (Break-Even Example)
(35:29) Upskilling, AI, and Driving Business Impact Through HR
(37:24) Identifying High-Impact Employees and Productivity Signals
(39:51) How AI Transforms Workforce Analytics
(41:45) Human-in-the-Loop AI and Telling Better Data Stories
(45:02) Security, Privacy, and Handling Sensitive Workforce Data
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Past guests on MPL include Brené Brown, Annie Dean (VP of Team Anywhere, Atlassian), Josh Bersin, Katie Burke (Chief People Officer, Harvey), Liz Fosslien, Helen Russell (Chief People Officer, HubSpot), Dave Scott (Chief People Officer, ADT), Melanie Rossenwasser (Chief People Officer, Dropbox), Crystal Boysen (Chief People Officer, Sprout Social), and many more.