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CAHRS Partner Member Inspired by HR Strategy

Embracing HR Innovation in a 175-Year old Company

Human Resource Executive's "How a 175-year-old company continues to embrace HR innovation" highlights CAHRS partner member Cindy Ryan, MassMutual's new head of HR. Ryan discusses the challenges and opportunities of pursuing HR innovation at an organization with such an established legacy.

Reflecting on her own career, spanning 25 years at Cigna prior to joining MassMutual, Ryan identifies the importance of "paying it forward" and providing cross-functional experiences to people in her organization. "I hope my legacy is the number of people who say I contributed to their development and had confidence in them, when they may not have seen it within themselves," she says.