Episode 23: A Conversation with Kyle Killingsworth

6 Degrees or Less

After a 2.5 year hiatus, I'm excited to crank up this podcast again, record conversations with some incredible people and share the message of relationshiping with others!

I recently sat down (virtually) with Kyle Killingsworth - a friend, mentor and fellow HR colleague of mine here in Oklahoma City. Kyle has more than 25 years of strategic HR experience under his belt, both in corporate HR roles and independent HR consulting. He has been, and continues to be, a SHRM volunteer, having served in numerous leadership positions over the years. He is the Past President of the Oklahoma City Human Resources Society (OCHRS) and currently serves as the Certification Chair for the Oklahoma Human Resources State Council (OKHR).

He has led Human Resources and Organization Development professionals in providing support in the areas of strategic planning, employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, internal communications, training, executive coaching, recruiting and organizational and leadership development. Kyle has broad expertise in mergers and acquisitions, having led due diligence and integration efforts on over 15 acquisitions both domestically and internationally.
Kyle has completed post graduate work at the University of Michigan in Strategic Human Resources Planning and is a certified Senior Human Resources Professional by the Society of Human Resources Management. He is a certified instructor in numerous professional development courses including Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Harassment Training, and Business as Unusual (Change Management). Additionally, Kyle is a certified with SHL in the suite of Talent Measurement Assessment and as a facilitator for over 60 leadership/management and workforce development courses with Development Dimensions International.

It was a joy and a privilege to talk to Kyle about how we met, our shared passion for people and HR, and the importance of networking.