How HR Becomes a True Value-Adding Partner with guest Linde Grindle

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on how HR can become a true value-adding partner in organizations with insights from Linde Grindle, CHRO of Spirit Airlines.

Performance improvement doesn’t come from finding the perfect HR model — it comes from understanding how your people systems actually work. In this episode, we’re joined by Linde Grindle, CHRO of Spirit Airlines, for an honest conversation on performance, people strategy, and the evolving role of HR inside modern organizations. Together, we explore why there is no one-size-fits-all HR model, and why relying too heavily on frameworks alone can distract leaders from what truly drives a health...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Lupinacci

Guest: Linde Grindle

Topics covered

• HR strategy
• performance improvement
• people systems
• organizational development
• value-adding HR

Keywords

• HR model
• performance
• people strategy
• organizational health
• frameworks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit Airlines

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