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Giving feedback upwards

You give feedback to a senior leader—but they’re not hearing it: what should you do next?

Ginni Lisk
Founder of CultureClimate
Ginni is a commercially-minded People leader with extensive experience designing, implementing and scaling People & Culture roadmaps. She founded CultureClimate in 2022 two objectives: craft effective, modern workplace cultures and provide a bold voice in shaping the HR climate.
Ginni’s experience includes strategic People consultancy as a People + Culture Partner at Unleashed, and fast-paced growth journeys at FinTech SaaS startup DueDil and as VP People & People Strategy for international SaaS scaleup ScreenCloud. She’s worked closely with and coached leaders of all kinds—and has lived to tell the tale.

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