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Every HR leader has sat in that meeting. You raise a concern about turnover, or a compliance gap, or a broken hiring process. Leadership nods politely. And then the conversation moves on to something that “actually” affects the business.

Here’s the uncomfortable part: the people in that room aren’t ignoring you because HR doesn’t matter. They’re ignoring you because you haven’t given them a reason not to.

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