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

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.

Connecting with Rose Velez-Smith

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