Heart at Work with Trina Sunday
Heart at Work with Trina Sunday is a podcast for HR leaders and change-makers who believe there is a braver way to lead work and feel energised to step into it.
Hosted by human-first leadership strategist and creator of the HEART Work™ model, Trina Sunday draws on more than 25 years of experience across Australia, Asia, and global leadership communities to explore what it truly takes to build workplaces where people and performance thrive side by side.
This is not about policy updates or buzzwords. It is about the conversations that matter: influence, culture under pressure, leadership courage, and the behaviours that shape how work actually feels.
At the heart of it all is one relentless question: What are the real conditions for people to experience happiness at work?
Through honest reflections and global perspectives, Trina helps HR move from compliance to courageous influence, because there is no profit without a pulse.
If you are ready to lead with clarity, courage, and compassion, you are in the right place. Because HR has a new future. And it leads with heart.
Heart at Work with Trina Sunday
40. Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Why HR Must Claim the CEO Path
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Are HR leaders really locked out of the CEO seat, or are we holding ourselves back?
In this episode, I talk about the real reasons HR professionals aren’t landing the top job, and why it’s not because we're underqualified.
From imposter syndrome to commercial confidence and the myth of “not being given the chance.” I break down the habits and mindset traps keeping us small and how to break free from them.
You’ll walk away with practical ways to strengthen your CEO readiness: how to build your personal board, sharpen your commercial edge, and say yes before you're 100% ready.
This one’s for the HR leader who’s ready to stop waiting and start leading.
So what’s the next move for you? Is it finally putting your hand up? Getting closer to the numbers? Or just backing yourself the way others already do?
Wherever you’re at, I’d love to hear it. Come say hi over on LinkedIn here.
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Trina Sunday is a human-first leadership strategist, HR advisor and creator of the HEART Work™ model, helping HR leaders and People & Culture professionals build workplaces where people and performance thrive side by side. With more than 25 years of experience across HR, organisational development and leadership advisory in Australia, Asia and global leadership communities, she works with HR leaders and executive teams to strengthen leadership capability, shape workplace culture and drive human-first organisational transformation. Through the Heart at Work with Trina Sunday podcast, leadership programs and advisory work, Trina is passionate about empowering HR professionals to move beyond compliance and lead the future of HR with courage, clarity and influence.
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