
Tracey Russell
Director, Field Human Resources
Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Director, Field Human Resources
I lead the Field HR Team supporting Restaurant Operations.
A great day in Taco Bell Field HR is visiting restaurants and meeting all types of different people. Having the opportunity to help someone understand how to be a better leader, what they need to do to grow their career or simply just listen to their hopes and dreams makes for a worthwhile day. I also spend time with my Team coaching and building their know-how helping them be better leaders themselves.
Here's the first step for college students
Learning the basic principles and practices of HR sets a good foundation. Then find an internship or entry level job to practice HR theory applying it to real life situations. Text book HR is a great starting point, however to grow into a higher level career status, you also have to understand how to be a strategic business partner and have overall great business acumen.
"I don't know anything about HR so why would anyone hire me to do that type of work? I'm scared to death to fail so I don't know if I want to do this."