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the Talent Sherpa podcast

Jackson O. Lynch

84 episodes

3 days ago

Send us a text Senior leaders say HR and Finance are partners until budget season exposes the truth. In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris tackle the uneasy marriage between the CHRO and the CFO. Finance measures what is. HR argues for what could be. Between those two truths, the business either scales or stalls. Jackson makes a simple point with sharp edges. If there are three leaders in the triangle the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO and two are al...

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Send us a text Senior leaders say HR and Finance are partners until budget season exposes the truth. In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris tackle the uneasy marriage between the CHRO and the CFO. Finance measures what is. HR argues for what could be. Between those two truths, the business either scales or stalls. Jackson makes a simple point with sharp edges. If there are three leaders in the triangle the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO and two are al...

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Episodes (20/84)

the Talent Sherpa podcast

Can HR and Finance Co-Exist?

Send us a text Senior leaders say HR and Finance are partners until budget season exposes the truth. In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris tackle the uneasy marriage between the CHRO and the CFO. Finance measures what is. HR argues for what could be. Between those two truths, the business either scales or stalls. Jackson makes a simple point with sharp edges. If there are three leaders in the triangle the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO and two are al...

3 days ago

33 minutes

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When HR Lost the Map

Send us a text In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch explores a new reality for HR leaders. More companies now trust AI to run entire hiring processes from start to finish than they trust their own recruiters. What began as simple task automation has evolved into full-scale workstream control. Jackson explains that when AI takes over end-to-end processes, it no longer just supports decisions. It makes them. Without a clear understanding of the system’s design logic, H...

6 days ago

11 minutes

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Surviving the CEO Swap

Send us a text More than half of all CHROs are replaced within twelve months of a new CEO taking the helm. That is not just turnover. It is a signal. In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, host Jackson O. Lynch and co-host Scott Morris explore why the CHRO seat has become the most volatile role in the C-suite and what sitting HR leaders can do to survive the transition. They start with a blunt truth. A new CEO is not only a leadership change but a mandate change. If HR keeps pushing ye...

1 week ago

30 minutes

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The Three-Sentence Test Every CHRO Should Pass

Send us a text Most CEOs will ask it eventually. That gut-punch question that silences the room: “Are our people good enough?” In this episode of The Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch breaks down why that question rarely gets a straight answer and why the real problem isn’t about turnover, engagement, or even outcomes. It’s about the absence of a performance philosophy. Most companies mistake outputs for performance. They chase sales targets, project deadlines, and green dashboards with...

1 week ago

12 minutes

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How CHROs Win in Cutthroat Rooms

Most executive teams like to say they are aligned. The truth is, most are not. What looks like unity is often a polite fiction hiding competing agendas, resource battles, and the quiet scramble for CEO attention. In this episode, Jackson and Scott pull back the curtain on how a CHRO builds peer relationships when collaboration feels more like competition. They dig into why alignment and trust are not the same thing. You can agree on the goal and still fight over how to get there. Trust in the...

2 weeks ago

32 minutes

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The Loud Cost of the Wrong Voices

Executive teams often inherit a bloated structure: too many chiefs, not enough decision-makers. In Episode 77 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch explores the hidden cost of letting the wrong people in the room and how it quietly kills speed, execution, and accountability. Through real-life stories, he shows how meetings devolve into status updates and turf wars instead of driving the big calls that actually shape a business. The true expense isn’t the compensation line: it’s the...

3 weeks ago

10 minutes

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Make Excellence Unmistakable

In this episode, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris dig into a hard truth: high performance starts with unambiguous outcomes. When leaders assume “smart people will figure it out,” they create hidden drag on speed, trust, and accountability. The conversation separates roles with precision. The CEO must demand clarity. Line managers must deliver it in day-to-day execution. The CHRO must build systems that make clarity consistent and measurable across the org. The episode explores h...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

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Work Isn't Supposed to Be Comfortable

Is work supposed to be a safe space or a performance space? That was the debate at the SHRM Executive Network Visionaries Conference when Jackson Lynch sat down with SHRM CEO Johnny Taylor. In this episode of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson takes that conversation deeper, unpacking why leaders have confused psychological safety with comfort, and why that mistake is quietly eroding performance. Real safety matters. Every employee deserves freedom from harassment, retaliation, and bi...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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Comfort is Killing Performance

In Episode 74 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch and co-host Scott Morris take on a common misconception at work: safety has come to mean comfort. They reframe the idea by arguing that high performance requires psychological safety and honest, often uncomfortable conversations. Using Pete Carroll’s “Tell the Truth Monday” as a model, they show how clarity and consequences can coexist with respect and belonging. The discussion gets tactical. Jackson and Scott outline how leade...

1 month ago

34 minutes

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Time-Box Your Patience

In Episode 73 of the Talent Sherpa podcast, tackles a common but costly myth: that performance management can fix an executive mis-hire. Host Jackson O. Lynch and co-host Scott Morris outline a pragmatic decision flow for CHROs under pressure: confirm the selection, clarify expectations, test whether the role is actually doable, and time-box sprints for role clarification or redesign. If those moves fail, values or judgment gaps call for a fast exit. They dig into why CEOs delay tough ca...

1 month ago

31 minutes

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From Slide Wars to Shared Outcomes

In Episode 72 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, the spotlight is on the disconnect between finance and talent and what happens when those two conversations finally converge. Executives often hear two different stories: the CFO’s numbers on margin, cash flow, and forecasts, followed by HR’s updates on engagement, retention, and hiring. Both are accurate, but without integration the company misses the bigger picture. The discussion reframes talent as capital, not cost. By bringing forward ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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AI Won't Save HR. Bold CHROs Will.

In Episode 71 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch and co-host Scott Morris examine the 2025 McKinsey HR Monitor and its tough assessment of the function. HR is lagging at a time when the stakes could not be higher. The discussion begins with workforce planning. Too many organizations are still filling seats instead of building scenario-driven, strategy-aligned plans. The hosts argue for anticipating disruption, planning for skill obsolescence, and designing work by starting with ...

1 month ago

32 minutes

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The Last HR Crusade

In Episode 70 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch challenges HR leaders to rethink what it truly means to be a CHRO by the year 2030. Spoiler alert: "good enough" is already obsolete—and "great" won’t be enough either. Jackson outlines five must-have capabilities that will define the world-class CHRO of the future. From setting the AI and automation agenda (without deferring to IT), to treating talent like capital and making ruthless, data-driven decisions, this episode is pack...

1 month ago

11 minutes

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You're Not the Head of Harmony (Full Episode)

In Episode 69 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch and Scott Morris tackle the uncomfortable — and essential — responsibility of the CHRO as the voice of performance truth. They dismantle the “Head of Harmony” myth and explain why avoiding difficult conversations costs organizations more than confronting them. They explore the fine line between politics and political savvy, showing how CHROs can navigate agendas without losing credibility. Through personal stories and practical ex...

1 month ago

31 minutes

the Talent Sherpa podcast

You're Not the Head of Harmony (Rapid)

In Episode 68 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson O. Lynch and Scott Morris tackle the uncomfortable and essential responsibility of the CHRO as the voice of performance truth. They dismantle the “Head of Harmony” myth and explain why avoiding difficult conversations costs organizations more than confronting them. They explore the fine line between politics and political savvy, showing how CHROs can navigate agendas without losing credibility. Through personal stories and practical exampl...

1 month ago

11 minutes

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The Job Formerly Known as CHRO (Let's Go Crazy)

In Episode 67 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch challenges the relevance of the CHRO title and explores why the role has evolved far beyond its original scope. Jackson examines how today’s top HR leaders are no longer administrators of policies but architects of human potential. He breaks down the shift from managing headcount to designing the culture, systems, and capabilities that determine a company’s speed and success. Culture, once considered a “soft” metric, is now a measura...

1 month ago

11 minutes

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Before You Take That CHRO Job... (Featured)

In Episode 66 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris tackle one of HR’s most stubborn challenges: the deep, systemic misunderstanding of HR’s role in driving business performance. They break down why operational leaders often undervalue HR and how HR leaders themselves sometimes reinforce the very perceptions they want to change. The conversation moves from theory to the real world when Jackson shares a fresh, behind-the-scenes story about being offered...

1 month ago

29 minutes

the Talent Sherpa podcast

Before You Take That CHRO Job… (Accelerated)

In Episode 65 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and co-host Scott Morris tackle one of HR’s most stubborn challenges: the deep, systemic misunderstanding of HR’s role in driving business performance. They break down why operational leaders often undervalue HR and how HR leaders themselves sometimes reinforce the very perceptions they want to change. The conversation moves from theory to the real world when Jackson shares a fresh, behind-the-scenes story about being offered...

2 months ago

10 minutes

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The Beige Paint of Engagement

In Episode 64 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch challenges leaders to rethink what “ownership” really means. Too often, leaders believe that giving hyper-detailed instructions creates accountability. In reality, it produces compliance. And compliance, Jackson argues, is the beige paint of employee engagement: it covers everything but inspires nothing. Listeners will hear why micromanagement kills ownership faster than anything else, how premature intervention erodes trust, and why...

2 months ago

8 minutes

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Performance Management Sucks

In Episode 63 of the Talent Sherpa Podcast, Jackson Lynch and Scott Morris tackle the outdated tradition of annual performance reviews—one of the most broken processes in modern organizations. They expose the real costs of clinging to once-a-year evaluations: outdated feedback, frustrated employees, and stagnant growth. Jackson and Scott argue passionately for a shift to real-time, continuous performance conversations that align with today’s fast-paced business world. Drawing parallels from...

2 months ago

31 minutes