Crystel Robbins Rynne is CEO of HRLocker, Ireland's leading HR software platform, trusted by over 100,000 users across 55 countries. With more than a decade at HRLocker, Crystel has led the company through significant growth and expansion across Ireland and the UK.
A passionate advocate for HR compliance and employee experience, Crystel is a regular speaker and commentator on employment law, data protection, and people management. She has particular expertise in helping SMEs navigate the practical realities of GDPR, data retention, and compliance.
Crystel holds a BA in Psychology & Sociology from the University of Limerick, a Master's from NUI Galway, and a Postgraduate Certificate in International Selling from TU Dublin. She sits on the Appraisals Committee for Guaranteed Irish and was shortlisted for the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2025.
Q. On paper we are a great place to work. We have the values on the wall, the wellbeing strategy, the training on speaking up - all of it! And then we have one senior guy who undoes all of it. He talks over people, gets defensive the second he is challenged, sends emails at all hours. Everyone can see it. It makes the rest of what we do look like a total box-ticking exercise, and it is driving me mad because I know people are noticing. I want to say something. But he is well above me, and I would be lying if I said I was not worried about what it would do to me. How do I
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