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LinkedIn content strategy for outsourced HR directors: how a Dijon HR director and trainer reached 123 HR leaders and business owners
We read the reactions on 16 posts from a Dijon outsourced HR director and HR trainer. 551 people, 123 HR leaders and business owners. Here is what brings buyers, what brings peers, and the 5 posts we'd publish next.
Max Sawyer · Netwarm··11 min read
The creator in this case studyA Dijon outsourced HR director and soft skills trainer
Followers7,081
Posts~3 a week
SellsPart-time HR director missions for SMEs, soft skills and leadership training, immersive HR seminars (REGEN RH), serious games and HR bootcamps
These numbers are from 31 October. Your audience has already moved.
New HR leaders and business owners turn Hot every week and others go quiet. Run your free scan to see today’s version, with the names.
Ideal client: HR directors and HR managers who buy training and seminars for themselves and their teams, and SME owners who need an HR director without hiring one full time.The challenge: The HR director wrote it in October: going from salaried HR to part-time HR director means unlearning reflexes, in a new company every week. The feed now carries two offers, seminars for HR leaders and missions for business owners. Does it reach both?
Key takeaways
1 reader in 5 is a buyer.123 HR leaders and business owners reacted between 22 September and 31 October, 22.3% of everyone who reacted. 116 of them work in HR.
What HR leaders live beats what they can sign up for.Posts on HR burnout brought 26.3% buyers; the Bootcamp event posts 3.7%, 7x less.
1 business owner came back to 6 of 16 posts.A franchise owner reacted to 6 posts, 2 of them in the last 7 days.
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Who actually reads you, and what the LinkedIn algorithm changed
The HR director posts about 3 times a week: opinions on the HR role, HR burnout, the REGEN RH seminar, an interactive serious game and the first HR bootcamp in Dijon.
The LinkedIn algorithm shows a post to the people who reacted to the last ones, then to people like them. When the feed talks to HR peers, the audience fills with HR peers. Reach can't say whether the people who buy a seminar or a part-time HR director are in it. Who reacted can. We read the first 100 people who reacted to each post between 22 September and 31 October and sorted them by role.
16posts in 6 weeks
551people reacted
123HR leaders and owners
6 of 16posts, the most loyal buyer
Audience by roleThe 551 people who reacted, by roleFree
HR directors, HR managers and business owners123 · 22.3%
Everyone else214 · 38.8%
Peers lead: 214 HR consultants, coaches, trainers, recruiters, HR assistants and students. They comment, share and push reach. Some of them join a seminar; most of them sell the same thing.
The buyers are there: 123 people, 116 of them HR directors, HR managers and heads of people, and 7 business owners, the people who hire a part-time HR director. 1 reader in 5.
SeniorityAll people who reactedFree
Founder, owner, C-level6%
Director, VP3.6%
Manager6.9%
Independent6%
Other77.5%
IndustriesHR leaders and business owners onlyNetwarm
In-house HR teams94.3%
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What to post on LinkedIn to reach HR leaders and business owners
Most HR creators judge a post by its reactions. An HR director who sells seminars and missions should judge it by who reacted.
We tagged each of the 16 posts by topic, then measured the share of HR leaders and business owners among the people who reacted.
Your topicsWhat your 16 posts were aboutFree
16posts
HR posture and influence5
HR bootcamp in Dijon3
HR burnout2
REGEN RH seminar2
Serious game2
Announcements2
Topics that attract HR leaders and business ownersShare of each topic’s reactions from HR leaders and business ownersNetwarm
HR burnout26.3%
REGEN RH seminar23.6%
HR posture and influence20.0%
Announcements10.0%
Serious game9.7%
HR bootcamp in Dijon3.7%
One topic brings 7x more HR leaders than another. See which.See which topics
Posts on what HR leaders live, burnout and the weight of the role, bring 26.3% buyers. The Bootcamp event posts bring 3.7%, 7x less.
Posts that brought the most HR leaders and business ownersShare of HR leaders and business owners in each post’s reactions1 of 5 open
#18 HR directors in 10 close to burnout34%
#2The 8 HR situations that give you goosebumps30%
#3Looking for 6 HR people ready to disappear 2 days in a forest25.5%
#4HR do not replace the manager17.9%
#5The heart of HR is influence16.9%
For comparison, the 3 Bootcamp posts brought 3 HR leaders in total (3.7%). They give the date, the place and the menu; the reader's problem comes second.
6 rules for LinkedIn engagement from HR leaders and business owners
These rules come from the HR director's own posts between 22 September and 31 October, and from the best-performing posts by French HR creators on LinkedIn over the last 3 months.
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Name what HR leaders live, with a figure they recognise. HR leaders react to a post that says out loud what they carry: the pressure from both sides, the solitude, the decisions they didn't take.On this profile: the '8 DRH sur 10' post brought 34% buyers, the best of the period. Across the niche: the same figure, used by an HR coach a week later, got 1,765 likes.
Tell it from your own seat. A story from the HR director's chair earns trust no checklist can. Start on the scene, keep the lesson for the end.Across the niche: a former HR director's 'Quand j'étais DRH' story got 1,162 likes and 222 comments. On this profile, the 'désapprendre' story brought 15% buyers.
List the situations they live, with humour. One line per situation, each one they've lived this week. They laugh, tag a colleague, and the post travels among HR leaders.On this profile: the Halloween list of 8 HR situations got 124 reactions, 30% of them buyers.
Clarify who does what. Business owners and HR leaders fight over the same grey zone: what the manager decides, what HR decides. A post that draws the line gets saved and shared.Across the niche: a post sorting HR job titles in one line each got 1,218 likes from an account of 1.9k followers. On this profile, the RH vs manager post brought 17.9% buyers.
Put the game in the post, not behind a link. Interactive formats work when readers can answer in a comment. A scenario that sends them to a link loses most of them on the way.On this profile: the two serious game posts got 17 and 15 reactions. Across the niche: a trainer's 'what would you have answered?' scene got 252 comments.
Sell the seminar through the problem, not the logistics. Open on what the reader lacks (time, peers, air), then the offer. Dates and places go at the end.On this profile: the REGEN RH call for 6 HR people brought 25.5% buyers over 330 reactions. The 3 Bootcamp posts, built on date, place and programme, brought 3.7%.
When HR leaders read: the best time to post on LinkedIn for outsourced HR directors
We compared the share of HR leaders and business owners by the day each post was published (Paris time).
Share of HR leaders and business owners by posting dayAmong the people who reacted to each postFree
29.5%
Mon
18.9%
Tue
10.8%
Wed
10.8%
Thu
4.0%
Fri
30.0%
Sat
Monday brought 29.5% buyers over 2 posts and Tuesday 18.9% over 3. Thursday carried the most posts (5) for 10.8%, and Friday 4.0%. Saturday's 30% rests on one post, the Halloween list. 10 of the 16 posts went out between 8:00 and 10:00, so we can't compare hours yet.
Keep the posts that speak to HR leaders for Monday and Tuesday at 8:00, and use Thursday and Friday for event reminders. At about 3 posts a week, each slot counts: one post on what HR live beats three on the logistics.
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5 posts ready to publish to target HR leaders and business owners
Each post follows the rules above, in the HR director's voice and in French, like the rest of the feed. Check every detail and swap in your own stories before posting.
1Ready to postOpinion, HR reality
Le DRH est le seul salarié qui n'a pas de DRHRule 1: name what HR leaders live. Modelled on the '8 DRH sur 10' post, the best of the period for HR leaders (34%).
Hook
Dans une entreprise, le DRH est le seul salarié qui n'a pas de DRH.Quand un collaborateur va mal, il peut venir nous voir.
Quand un manager est perdu, il nous appelle.
Quand le dirigeant doit annoncer une décision difficile, il compte sur nous.Et quand c'est le RH qui va mal ?Il n'y a pas de porte où frapper.
Pas de N+1 qui comprend vraiment le métier.
Pas de pair dans le bâtiment à qui dire « là, je n'en peux plus ».Alors on fait ce qu'on sait faire : on encaisse.
On rassure tout le monde.
On rentre tard.
Et on se dit que ça ira mieux après la campagne d'entretiens annuels. Puis après la NAO. Puis après la réorganisation.Je ne crois pas que la solution soit d'apprendre aux RH à mieux gérer leur stress.
Je crois qu'il faut leur donner ce qu'on donne à tous les autres : un espace où on s'occupe d'eux.Des pairs qui vivent la même chose.
Du temps hors de l'urgence.
Et le droit de dire « moi aussi, j'ai besoin d'aide ».Et vous, à qui parlez-vous quand c'est vous qui n'allez pas bien ? 👇
Visual · Single imageAn office door with a 'RH' sign, and a smaller hand-written note under it: 'Et pour nous ?'.Check before postingKeep it as an opinion: no figure in it that you can't source. If you quote the Les Echos figure again, link the article in a comment.
Mon premier jour de DRH à temps partagé dans une PME sans RHRule 2: tell it from your own seat. Modelled on Sophie Flamant's 'Quand j'étais DRH' and on the 'désapprendre' post.
Hook
Premier jour dans une PME de 40 salariés. Le dirigeant me tend un classeur : « Voilà les RH. »Dedans : des contrats, deux avertissements, un DUERP de 2019 et un post-it « voir mutuelle ».Mon premier réflexe ? Sortir ma boîte à outils.
Un process d'intégration. Une trame d'entretien annuel. Un tableau de bord.Sauf que ce n'était pas le sujet.Le vrai sujet, je l'ai compris le troisième jour, en écoutant le dirigeant :
→ Il faisait les RH le soir, après le reste.
→ Ses deux chefs d'équipe ne savaient pas ce qu'ils avaient le droit de décider seuls.
→ Et chaque problème remontait sur son bureau.Avant de créer un seul process, on a donc fait une chose : poser sur une feuille qui porte quoi entre lui, ses managers et moi.Trois colonnes. Une heure de travail. Et beaucoup moins de « tu as 5 minutes ? » les semaines suivantes.C'est ce que j'apprends encore à chaque mission : je connais peut-être un problème qui ressemble au vôtre. Mais ce n'est jamais exactement le vôtre.Dirigeants, qui fait les RH chez vous aujourd'hui ? 👇
Visual · Single imageA real photo of a desk with an old binder and a sheet split into three hand-drawn columns (dirigeant / managers / RH).Check before postingUse your real first mission: company size, what was in the binder, what you set up first. Remove any detail that could identify the client.
Les 7 phrases qu'un RH entend avant 9 hRule 3: the situations HR leaders recognise in one line. Same shape as the Halloween list (30% HR leaders).
Hook
Les 7 phrases qu'un RH entend avant 9 h (la 5 m'a suivie toute ma carrière 😅)1. « Tu as deux minutes ? C'est rapide. »
Spoiler : ce n'est jamais rapide.2. « Il faut qu'on fasse quelque chose. »
Le « on » désigne généralement les RH.3. « Je t'ai mis en copie, pour info. »
Un fil de 34 mails. Pour info.4. « Tu peux me faire une trame vite fait ? »
Pour l'entretien annuel qui a lieu dans une heure.5. « C'est un problème RH. »
Un conflit d'équipe, un manager débordé, une organisation qui grince. Et soudain, tout devient RH.6. « On a besoin de quelqu'un pour lundi. »
Fiche de poste : à écrire. Budget : à confirmer.7. « Toi qui es RH, tu ne serais pas un peu psy ? »
Non. Mais merci de le demander à 8 h 52.Le plus drôle ? On rit parce que c'est vrai.
Le moins drôle ? Quand ça devient notre normalité.Et vous, c'est quoi la phrase que vous ne voulez plus jamais entendre ? 👇
Visual · Carousel8 slides: one phrase per slide in large type on a phone notification, the last slide asks for theirs.Check before postingSwap in the phrases you really hear most. Keep it light: no phrase that could point to a client or a former employer.
Qui porte quoi entre le dirigeant, les managers et les RH ?Rule 4: clarify the roles nobody wrote down, for the business owners who would hire a part-time HR director. Built on the NOVALOG card exercise, with the lead magnet in the P.S.
Hook
Signer un avertissement écrit : c'est au manager, aux RH ou au dirigeant ?J'ai posé la question à des étudiants en école de commerce.
Plusieurs cartes ont fait débat.Dans une PME, c'est encore plus flou. Souvent, il n'y a pas de RH. Il y a un dirigeant qui fait les RH le soir.Alors chacun fait de son mieux, et tout remonte au même bureau.Voici comment je le pose en mission, en 3 colonnes :👉 Le manager : la RH du quotidien.
Accueillir, recadrer un retard, repérer les signaux faibles, alerter.👉 Les RH : le garant du cadre.
Le droit, les procédures, le dialogue avec le CSE, l'équité entre les équipes.👉 Le dirigeant : celui qui tranche.
Le recrutement d'un poste clé, la politique de rémunération, les décisions qui engagent l'entreprise.Et entre les trois : la co-responsabilité.
Recruter, intégrer, prévenir l'absentéisme. Personne ne réussit seul.Le jour où c'est écrit, les « tu as 5 minutes ? » diminuent. Et les décisions vont plus vite.P.S. J'ai transformé ces 20 situations en grille d'une page, à remplir avec vos managers. Commentez GRILLE et je vous l'envoie en message privé.
Visual · Single imageThe one-page grid itself: 20 HR situations down the side, 3 columns (manager / RH / dirigeant), a few boxes ticked.Check before postingHave the one-page grid ready before posting, built from your 20 NOVALOG cards. Check the column for each legal item (warning letter, CSE) against current labour law.
REGEN RH, promo 6 : 10 & 11 décembreRule 6: open on the reader's problem, then the offer. Modelled on 'JE CHERCHE 6 RH' (25.5% HR leaders), not on the Bootcamp logistics posts (3.7%).
Hook
Quand avez-vous pris 2 jours pour vous, et pas pour vos managers ?Pas pour une réorganisation.
Pas pour une campagne d'entretiens.
Pas pour un énième webinaire.Pour vous. Votre posture. Votre leadership.On passe notre temps à faire grandir les autres. Et on se garde rarement ce temps-là.C'est pour ça qu'existe REGEN RH, avec Éclos&Co.→ 2 jours en pleine forêt, à La Tuilerie de Talouan
→ Des RH de secteurs différents qui vivent les mêmes tensions
→ De l'intelligence émotionnelle, de la pensée critique, du leadership
→ Et on repart avec du concret, pas avec des slidesDeux jours pour souffler, se challenger entre pairs, et repartir avec quelque chose de concret.📅 Promo 6 : 10 & 11 décembre
🎟️ Places limitéesVous êtes DRH, RRH ou HRBP et vous sentez que c'est le moment ?
Écrivez-moi en message privé, ou le lien pour candidater est en commentaire 👇
Visual · Single imageA photo from a previous REGEN RH promo in the forest, faces of people who agreed to be shown.Check before postingCheck the dates, the venue and how many places are left with Éclos&Co before posting. Quote a real participant's words only with their OK.
Free forever: unlimited scheduling through LinkedIn’s official API, with images, video and PDF carousels.
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LinkedIn lead generation: lead magnets that work to target HR leaders and business owners
Reactions show interest. A download shows intent. The fastest way to find out which HR leaders and business owners are serious is to give them something useful and see who takes it.
In French HR, these formats get the most requests:
Format 1The ready-to-use HR kitA structure an SME owner can use tomorrow to run HR without an HR team: steps, templates, a worked example.
Format 2The templateOne file that saves HR and finance a painful task: formulas in place, you fill it in, it calculates.
Format 3The best practices wikiWhat the best HR directors do, sorted by topic, sent to anyone who names the topic that matters to them.
La grille « Qui porte quoi ? » dirigeant, managers, RH
Our pick for you: “La grille « Qui porte quoi ? » dirigeant, managers, RH”Format 1, built from the HR director's NOVALOG exercise and the first HR-managers fresco: 20 real HR situations on one page, sorted into manager, HR and owner columns, ready to fill in with the managers. Offer it in the P.S. of post 4. Every request is a business owner or an HR leader saying the grey zone costs them time, which is exactly what a part-time HR director fixes.With a Reveal link, every person who downloads it is shown by name, with their role and how warm they are. Your first Reveal link is free.Create your free Reveal link
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From reactions to clients
Content brings HR leaders and business owners to the profile. It doesn't say when to reach out. Most never comment, so they stay invisible. This period, one business owner reacted to 6 of the 16 posts, 2 of them in the last 7 days.
On LinkedIn, the right moment to start a conversation is when someone keeps coming back. We call that Hot: 5 or more points over 90 days, where a reaction counts 1, a repost 2, a download or a reply 4.
Hot right now1 HR leaders and business owners · not contacted yetNetwarm
1 HR leaders and business owners are Hot. See who to message first.See who’s Hot
First messageAn opener for each Hot person, based on the posts they readNetwarm
Bonjour Arnaud, vous suivez mes posts sur le rôle des managers depuis quelques semaines. Chez vous, qui porte les sujets RH aujourd'hui ?Bonjour Claire, j'ai vu vos réactions sur mes posts REGEN RH. Vous avez pu prendre un peu de recul cette année ?
A first line for each of them, ready to send.See the openers
Netwarm sends nothing for you. It tells you who and when, and you write the message. It also works inside Claude and ChatGPT: ask “Who's Hot today?” and get the list.
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FAQ
What HR leaders live (burnout, pressure, the grey zone with managers), stories from your own HR seat, and clear frameworks on who does what. Event logistics bring few buyers: open on the problem, then the offer.
For this HR director, Monday brought 29.5% HR leaders and business owners over 2 posts and Tuesday 18.9% over 3, against 10.8% on Thursday and 4.0% on Friday. What a post is about moves the buyer share more than the day.
This HR director posts about 3 times a week and reaches 1 buyer in 5. The rhythm works as long as the best slots go to posts on what HR leaders live, not to reminders.
Look at who reacts, not how many. Group reactions by role, measure the share of your ideal clients per post, and follow the people who keep coming back. A free Netwarm scan does this for you.
Yes. Netwarm only reads public reactions to your own posts. It never logs in as you, never asks for your password, and never messages anyone for you.
How we made this playbook
We read the public reactions on 16 posts published between 22 September and 31 October 2026, the first 100 people who reacted to each post (posts by other people, deleted posts and duplicates left out), and sorted the 551 people by role. Comments were not counted, so engagement figures are a floor.
Niche rules come from top posts by French HR creators over the last 3 months. Role groups are approximate; a Netwarm scan matches people to your own ideal client.