The One Skill That Separates Strategic CHROs from Tactical HR Leaders

You think…Mastering business transformation means adding more work—more meetings, more reports, and more complexity to your already overwhelming role.

But really… CHROs who drive company growth don’t work harder. They work smarter by understanding business models, financials, and transformation frameworks.

Why CHROs Must Know the Numbers

Quick question, what's your company’s revenue? What's the gross profit margin? Don't know these answers off thee top of your head? More importantly what are the levers for growth for these metric to rise? Don't know these answers off thee top of your head?

That’s a problem. Because if you don’t understand how the business makes money, how can you influence strategy?

In today’s landscape, CEOs don’t want HR experts—they want strategic partners. And that starts with understanding:

✅ How your company creates and captures value (business model).

✅ How to read financial statements cold (so you never feel out of place in a leadership meeting).

✅ How to align HR strategy to business priorities (without chasing trends or waiting for directives).

If you learn how to generate sales, when to invest and when to leverage capital, you can influence C-suite decisions without feeling like an outsider.

Then you’ll get…

💡 More credibility in leadership discussions.

📈 Faster buy-in for HR initiatives.

⏳ More time to focus on the right work.

Check out the recorded session with Bala Sathyanarayanan, CHRO of Greif where he shares his business transformation techniques in www.chroschool.com

🔗 Plus when you sign up, you will be notified if we have extra tickets to one of our Income-Outcome Workshops (once all our mastermind membrs have signed up): CHROSchool.com

Be well,

Cindy Lu