Kayla Lara
Chief Human Resources Officer

About

Kayla is a Chief Human Resources Officer with extensive experience leading people strategy across talent, performance, compensation, and organizational development. She specializes in building scalable, high-performing teams, supporting growth through acquisitions, and leveraging HR technology to drive efficiency and engagement. Kayla is passionate about developing leaders, strengthening culture, and aligning people practices with business goals to deliver long-term success.

Presentation


 

Culture: More Than a Buzzword 

Culture gets talked about a lot. It shows up in meetings, presentations, and strategy decks.

But too often, culture is treated like a buzzword instead of what it really is: a series of daily choices leaders make that shape how teams show up, perform, and stay.


This session is not about defining culture in theory. It’s about breaking down how culture actually shows up in practice and giving you a clear, usable game plan for building it intentionally.

We’ll focus on four leadership behaviors that consistently shape strong teams:

Clarity

Accountability

Development

Recognition


Every conversation you have, every decision you make, and every behavior you reinforce is a vote for the culture your team experiences.

By the end of this session, you will leave with:

A clearer understanding of what culture looks like in action

Practical tools you can use immediately

A personal commitment to lead culture on purpose, not by accident


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