THE PANDEMIC MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT COMPANIES NEED TO INVEST IN PEOPLE-FOCUSED TECHNOLOGY CHIEF OF PEOPLE, LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP

LISA M. BUCKINGHAM, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PEOPLE, PLACE AND BRAND OFFICER, LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, TALKS ABOUT THE LARGER HR LANDSCAPE AND HOW SHOULD TALENT LEADERS REIMAGINE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT IN 2021

- YASMIN TAJ AND MASTUFA AHMED

Lisa Buckingham is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Lincoln Financial Group, responsible for all human resources practices and policies for the organization. She is also responsible for overseeing the corporation’s brand and advertising, enterprise communications, consumer insights, and corporate social responsibility activities; as well as the facilities, aviation, and corporate strategic real estate areas. Additionally, she leads the company’s business continuity and enterprise crisis management efforts. She reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis R. Glass, and is a member of the Senior Management Committee.

I am so amazed by the incredible connections forged among the global HR community in 2020. This is just the start of a new chapter of deeper connections between companies, driven by HR, to better all of our collective workforces. We are all sharing more and learning from one another

Buckingham has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of human resources management. She is on the Board of Directors of the HR Policy Association, the new American Health Policy Institute, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, and the Eagles Charitable Foundation. She is the Chairman and an Executive Committee member of the Peer Round Table for CHROs and is a member of the Steering Committee of the HR Policy Institute. Buckingham also Chairs the Lincoln Financial Foundation.

Here are the excerpts of the interview.