Session Description

Expectations of HR leaders have changed.

Organizations still rely on HR expertise. But increasingly, they also expect HR leaders to help shape decisions that strengthen leadership, organizational capability, and business performance.

Technical expertise remains essential. What distinguishes executive HR leaders is how they apply that expertise through executive perspective, judgment, and influence to strengthen organizational decisions.

In this executive session, Julie Doyle introduces The Executive Shift Framework for understanding how HR expertise becomes executive influence. Through stories, discussion, and practical reflection, participants will explore three shifts that strengthen executive perspective, sharpen judgment, and increase their contribution to enterprise decision-making.

Participants will leave with a new executive lens for approaching HR decisions and conversations, with practical questions they can immediately apply to strengthen organizational capability and business performance.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain how executive judgment builds on HR expertise to strengthen organizational capability and business performance.
• Apply the three Executive Shifts - Perspective, Judgment, and Influence - to approach HR decisions through a broader organizational lens.
• Identify one change they can make immediately to strengthen their contribution to organizational decisions.

About the Speaker

Julie Doyle, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is the Founder & Executive Advisor of Cultivate Consulting Services, where she partners with executive teams to strengthen leadership, people strategy, and organizational capability.

With more than 25 years of executive HR and operations leadership experience, Julie helps organizations improve leadership effectiveness, align people strategy with business priorities, and build the organizational capabilities that drive business performance. Her work includes executive advisory, leadership development, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, workforce transformation, and compensation strategy.

A nationally recognized speaker, Julie is known for helping leaders move beyond solving today's challenges to making stronger executive decisions that improve organizational performance. She brings a practical, business-focused perspective that connects leadership, talent, and organizational strategy to measurable results.

Julie holds both the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) credentials. She is also a Certified Practitioner of The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, and a Certified Social + Emotional Intelligence Coach. She has served in numerous SHRM leadership roles, including President of Cincy SHRM, Conference Chair for the Ohio SHRM HR Conference, and Ohio SHRM State Council Director.