#28 - Hilary Klassen | CEO & Co-Founder bestselfy

Hilary, an experienced entrepreneur and HR leader, believes in the power of positive human interactions for peak performance and well-being. With a background in startups and corporates across multiple continents, she is the CEO and Founder of bestselfy, an AI pocket coach for workplace excellence. Hilary also heads Quahog, an HR consultancy assisting scaling tech companies with various aspects of organizational development, and is a Founding Partner of Strengths Circle, promoting strengths-based leadership. Co-founding The Secret HR Society, she advocates for networks and open-source collaboration. Hilary is from Massachusetts, USA, and welcomes discussions on the Future of Work, Biergartens, American sports, and is fluent in German.Shownotes00:00 - Intro02:32 - HR in early stages06:22 - Leadership insights10:32 - Context & Background of Hilary14:32 - HR victims23:32 - Internal Hiring and Development28:52 - Leadership mistakes & learnings33:32 - RecommendationsLinksLinkedin Hilary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilaryklassen/Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.compplwise: https://pplwise.com/