Scaling at the Speed of Trust: How to Grow Without Losing What Makes You Great

Overview

Session Overview:
If you’re leading a small or mid-size company preparing for rapid growth — or you’ve just hit that thrilling, chaotic stretch where success creates new challenges — this session is for you.

Everyone wants growth. Few are ready for what it really takes. In Scaling at the Speed of Trust, Steve Cadigan — LinkedIn’s first CHRO and architect of its legendary hyper-growth culture — shares the inside story of how the company scaled from 400 to 4,000 employees in just four years, and the lessons every growing business can apply today.

Steve speaks to his experience scaling one of the most successful scaling ventures in business in the past two decades: LinkedIn. Cadigan was at the table building what many consider to be the gold standard of a high performing culture while going through rapid growth - through stories and real world examples, Cadigan provides an invaluable a unique insight into this critical phase of an organizations growth.

This isn’t a talk about hiring faster — it’s about scaling smarter. Steve reveals how trust, transparency, and culture became LinkedIn’s greatest competitive advantage — and how small and mid-size firms can use the same principles to grow without losing what makes them great. 

Who This Session Is For:

• Founders and CEOs navigating early-stage or mid-stage scale

• HR and People leaders building culture through rapid change

• Executives and managers preparing their teams for the next growth phase

• Anyone facing the tension between speed and sustainability

Highlights

• Talent Strategy
• Culture
• Employer Branding
• Leadership
• Growth

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

All Professionals  

Objectives

• Build scalable systems and leadership capacity
• Recognize and manage the costs of rapid growth
• Lead with trust to drive sustainable performance
• Empower adaptable, learning-focused teams
• Transform mistakes into cultural and performance gains

Preparation

 None

Notice

This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Accounting Continuing Professional Education Network (ACPEN).