The HRBP Role Is Broken: Here's How to Fix It
“HR Heretics” | How CPOs, CHROs, Founders, and Boards Build High Performing Companies · 2025-11-20 · 22 min
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For today’s essential Heretics 101 feature, Disruptive HR founder Lucy Adams dissects HR’s fundamental trust problem: why designing policies around your worst employees destroys organizational performance, and how to reimagine the business partner role. Support our Sponsor: Metaview is the AI platform built for recruiting. Check it out: * Our suite of AI agents work across your hiring process to save time, boost decision quality, and elevate the candidate experience. * Learn why team builders at 3,000+ cutting-edge companies like Brex, Deel, and Quora can’t live without Metaview. * It only takes minutes to get up and running. KEEP UP WITH NOLAN + KELLI ON LINKEDIN Nolan: Kelli: __ For coaching and advising inquire at — TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (04:15) HR’s Fundamental Trust Problem & Designing for the Minority (08:30) Sponsor: Metaview (09:00) The Opportunity Cost of Distrust (12:00) The HRBP Role: Why It’s Broken & How to Fix It (15:30) What HR Leaders Are Talking About: DEI, AI & Merit (19:53) Wrap This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hrheretics.substack.com