In this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Lotus Buckner is Andy’s guest. Lotus is the Vice President and Head of People and Culture at Chowbus, a tech startup and food delivery platform. She is also the founder and CEO of LB Talent Solutions, where she offers customized career coaching services and speaking engagements.With endless curiosity and a desire for continuous learning, Lotus Buckner has led a variety of people and culture teams for large organizations in healthcare and higher education to small startups in the tech space. As a self-proclaimed foodie, when she’s not fulfilling her professional passions, she loves trying new foods and then making them at home from scratch.In this episode, you’ll hear:How Lotus Buckner ended up in a human resources career after changing her major six times in college and why she loves it so much.What it’s been like to start a human resources department from scratch and how they’ve approached the challenge of investing in their people with L&D.How she handles it when what the C-suite wants is different from what the employees in the company want.Why you can use vulnerability as a competitive advantage and what it means to her and how it can be used practically in organizations.Lotus Buckner’s advice for beginning to leverage vulnerability and authenticity as a competitive advantage within your company.Connect with Andy Storch here:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Connect with Lotus Buckner:LinkedInLotus BucknerInstagramMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/

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