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Full Contact HR: Driving Growth, Owning Outcomes, Leading Change
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In this episode, Thomas Kunjappu sits down with Dennis Richter, Chief People Officer at Fullscript, to talk about how HR can evolve from a back-office function to a business-critical partner. With a background that spans the Army, global operations, and high-growth tech, Dennis shares how his philosophy of accountability, business fluency, and people-first leadership is helping reshape the HR function.
Topics Discussed:
Why defining accountability clearly can unlock real ownership
The hidden cost of “people tax”—and how to reduce it
Why HR teams should think of themselves as revenue-affecting
How to bring execs and managers along for cultural change
The second-degree nature of HR and how to influence outcomes
Proactive people partnership vs. reactive support
Where HR is headed as automation and AI shift entry points
And more!
If you’re leading people in a fast-changing org, this conversation will hit home.
About this episode
Transcript
About this episode
In this episode, Thomas Kunjappu sits down with Dennis Richter, Chief People Officer at Fullscript, to talk about how HR can evolve from a back-office function to a business-critical partner. With a background that spans the Army, global operations, and high-growth tech, Dennis shares how his philosophy of accountability, business fluency, and people-first leadership is helping reshape the HR function.
Topics Discussed:
Why defining accountability clearly can unlock real ownership
The hidden cost of “people tax”—and how to reduce it
Why HR teams should think of themselves as revenue-affecting
How to bring execs and managers along for cultural change
The second-degree nature of HR and how to influence outcomes
Proactive people partnership vs. reactive support
Where HR is headed as automation and AI shift entry points
And more!
If you’re leading people in a fast-changing org, this conversation will hit home.
About this episode
Transcript
About this episode
In this episode, Thomas Kunjappu sits down with Dennis Richter, Chief People Officer at Fullscript, to talk about how HR can evolve from a back-office function to a business-critical partner. With a background that spans the Army, global operations, and high-growth tech, Dennis shares how his philosophy of accountability, business fluency, and people-first leadership is helping reshape the HR function.
Topics Discussed:
Why defining accountability clearly can unlock real ownership
The hidden cost of “people tax”—and how to reduce it
Why HR teams should think of themselves as revenue-affecting
How to bring execs and managers along for cultural change
The second-degree nature of HR and how to influence outcomes
Proactive people partnership vs. reactive support
Where HR is headed as automation and AI shift entry points
And more!
If you’re leading people in a fast-changing org, this conversation will hit home.
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About the guest
Dennis Richter
Dennis Richter is an accomplished Chief People Officer with over two decades of leadership spanning HR, operations, and organizational strategy across global enterprises, high-growth tech companies, and government sectors. Currently serving as CPO at Fullscript, Dennis leverages his diverse background—from leading people teams at Meta, Google, and Ad Hoc to driving operational excellence in the U.S. Army and Deloitte—to transform HR into a strategic force multiplier. Known for his passion for accountability, business partnership, and operational efficiency.
Dennis has overseen cross-functional teams in areas such as talent acquisition, people operations, L&D, analytics, IT, and compliance. His career is defined by building scalable people strategies, driving cultural transformation, and embracing technology and AI to future-proof organizations. Whether optimizing global shared services, advancing DEI initiatives, or guiding companies through hypergrowth and M&A, Dennis consistently aligns people strategy with business outcomes to accelerate growth and resilience.
Dennis Richter is an accomplished Chief People Officer with over two decades of leadership spanning HR, operations, and organizational strategy across global enterprises, high-growth tech companies, and government sectors. Currently serving as CPO at Fullscript, Dennis leverages his diverse background—from leading people teams at Meta, Google, and Ad Hoc to driving operational excellence in the U.S. Army and Deloitte—to transform HR into a strategic force multiplier. Known for his passion for accountability, business partnership, and operational efficiency.
Dennis has overseen cross-functional teams in areas such as talent acquisition, people operations, L&D, analytics, IT, and compliance. His career is defined by building scalable people strategies, driving cultural transformation, and embracing technology and AI to future-proof organizations. Whether optimizing global shared services, advancing DEI initiatives, or guiding companies through hypergrowth and M&A, Dennis consistently aligns people strategy with business outcomes to accelerate growth and resilience.
Dennis Richter is an accomplished Chief People Officer with over two decades of leadership spanning HR, operations, and organizational strategy across global enterprises, high-growth tech companies, and government sectors. Currently serving as CPO at Fullscript, Dennis leverages his diverse background—from leading people teams at Meta, Google, and Ad Hoc to driving operational excellence in the U.S. Army and Deloitte—to transform HR into a strategic force multiplier. Known for his passion for accountability, business partnership, and operational efficiency.
Dennis has overseen cross-functional teams in areas such as talent acquisition, people operations, L&D, analytics, IT, and compliance. His career is defined by building scalable people strategies, driving cultural transformation, and embracing technology and AI to future-proof organizations. Whether optimizing global shared services, advancing DEI initiatives, or guiding companies through hypergrowth and M&A, Dennis consistently aligns people strategy with business outcomes to accelerate growth and resilience.
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The future of HR is being shaped by real operators doing the work.
If you’ve led change, navigated challenges, or learned valuable lessons in people operations, we’d love to hear your perspective.
Apply below to be considered as a guest on the show.
The future of HR is being shaped by real operators doing the work.
If you’ve led change, navigated challenges, or learned valuable lessons in people operations, we’d love to hear your perspective.
Apply below to be considered as a guest on the show.