The traditional CHRO role is being quietly eliminated. Not by AI. Not by the economy. By CHROs themselves.

Average CHRO tenure has dropped from 6 years to 4.8. Only 3 in 10 have a business background. 60% see themselves as C-suite equals — but only 12% are paid like it. The gap between how CHROs see themselves and how boards value them is the whole problem in one number.

In this episode — the foundation of a 7-part series — I break down why the traditional CHRO role is becoming obsolete, what the data actually says about where this is