This week, Ricklyn welcomes Nikki Pounds, an accomplished business Executive with more than 25 years of corporate human resources expertise and the owner of HR Unequivocally®. HR Unequivocally® partners with organizations to create growth strategies involving all aspects of human capital management, engagement and talent development. Nikki founded her company in 2018 after discovering her true passion for helping leaders lead authentically. She utilizes tools to help leaders understand their behavioral work-style, embrace their preferences and increase their emotional awareness. Nikki prides herself on empowering others to succeed by providing the necessary training, support, expertise and guidance needed to meet and often exceed their goals.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Titles are relative and don’t determine your HR journey
• What it means to have executive presence
• How emotional intelligence helps you to better understand your employees