Hypergrowth & Scale

Redefining HR Workshop

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” ~ Sheryl Sandberg

Hypergrowth can be equal parts exhilarating and terrifying depending on the day. In Redefining HR I wanted to explore examples and case studies to take readers through different growth scenarios, case studies, and how to increase your chances of getting it right.

In this course, I’m going deeper with video leadership lessons and tips from the trenches from some of the top chief people officers in the space.

Want some more tips? Check out some key lessons to ensure your rocket ship has enough fuel for the journey.

Prioritize diversity and representation early

Diversity debt is a very real issue in hypergrowth. If you build systems to form representative and inclusive teams early, that representation will scale as you grow.

Build a foundation that scales

The early days of hypergrowth are often 90% recruiting, 10% everything else. Try to avoid this trap and make time to think and design thoughtfully with an eye for where you're going rather than where you are today.
This can mean investing in technology before you need it. (i.e. if you're at 50 employees and going to 300 in two years, invest in tools and build systems that are designed for 300).

Recruit smartly

Executive and technical recruiting agency costs (contingent and retained) are often some of the biggest HR/people ops expenses outside of compensation. Many companies invest in technical recruiters early to offset those costs, but they still pay massive fees for executive hiring. Hiring a dedicated in-house executive recruiter will save you $$$ in the short and long term.

Go in early on ops

Invest in HR/recruiting operations early for system integration, data, and scalability.

Leadership Insights

Insights and advice from guests of the Redefining HR podcast

(note: guests are not affiliated with this course.)

Resources & Downloads

Curated external tools, resources, and downloads to support your work.

A curated collection of articles, reports, templates, toolkits, and downloadable resources to further your capabilities

(Editorial note: these links were curated for the original course published in May 2021 they do not include recent resources. The Amplify Academy Learning Lab is updated each month so you can find current resources there)

Creating An HR Strategy For Hypergrowth Companies (Forbes)

Creating an HR Strategy in Hypergrowth Companies (HR C-Suite)

Scaling Culture in Fast-Growing Companies (Harvard Business Review)

7 Tips To Improve Your Hyper-Growth Hiring Strategy (Harver)

Organizations & Hypergrowth (Stripe)

Hypergrowth Playbook (World Economic Forum)

Hypergrowth: The Early Years (Basis Set Ventures)

3 Things Hypergrowth Firms Do Differently (Inc.)