How HR Leaders Change the World

As well as flexible and personal, Marieke believes that the future of work is green. Discussing several of the trends she sees in the labour market from attracting to retaining, Marieke shares her thoughts on the impacts for companies and HR in a fierce, demand-led context. Sharing her personal passion for addressing the climate crisis, Marieke describes how HR professionals can best influence, fr...

In sharing his career across many sectors and counties, including for companies with a billion customers, Roberto describes a common theme in leaving a positive mark on society and follows the logic in how a business that helps people to live better, results in a business that makes profit. Roberto considers the revolutions in leadership and people management that have and are happening through th...

Cornelia shares her experience of the pandemic, the mental and physical issues it led to, and how she responded with a new approach to caring for herself as part of her professional performance. Cornelia describes how caring sets the tone for leadership and performance at Bahlsen, as well as her work creating a culture trying new ideas and making mistakes to both come through challenges and uncove...

Ashira discusses her thoughts on how she leads and impacts the energy of her colleagues, driving wellbeing and business performance. Providing fantastic analogies such as the role of a conductor in an orchestra, and the shared feeling of 'jet lag' coming out of the pandemic, Ashira describes how you can reflect on and harness your own energy too. Connecting her passions for people, graphology and...

Joy shares her approach to HR and business leadership through the lens of a golden triangle: Purpose, Leadership and Culture, discussing achievements to date as well as work ahead. Joy describes leading HR as a guardian of culture, providing practical examples such as #winningteam and Manulife's Global Day of Reflection & Learning, as well as the principles that underly areas including performance...

Frauke introduces her passion for transformation, having seen several across her career, and her excitement for the transformation to climate solutions at Viessmann. From the principles in creating a business centred on a net positive contribution, to strategies such as a new Talent Architecture for the skills needed today and tomorrow, Frauke describes people as the soul of an organisation, and h...

Eugenio shares his career in HR that has included his move from CHRO to COO at The Dorchester Collection. Advocating that doing the right thing is the essence of HR leadership, Eugenio discusses its importance even when you're doing work that's continually challenged, and shares thoughts on the changing role descriptions for HR professionals – why this is a good thing and the opportunities it brin...

Sharing insights from multiple Board of Director roles and a career in HR, Gary discusses a shift in approach with Chief Executives leading on businesses' role in society, how this provides their competitive edge, and what this means for people strategy. Discussing how measuring can create progress, Gary advocates that in respect of targets we all need to be a bit impatient, and provides examples...

Sharing her views on the shift in business and the focus on people, Pauly provides an overview of initiatives such as Publicis Groupe ANZ's Reconciliation Action Plan. Having launched a flexible working policy before Covid, Pauly discusses how this is helping people and performance post Covid, and how the launch process uncovered some unexpected biases… A wonderful advocate for radical disruption,...

Yasir shares insights in leading D&I in media, from news channels to newspapers, discussing both employee and audience facing facets of building D&I strategy. Providing examples of work such as his approach to creating an Inclusion Toolkit, Yasir shares his views on creating confidence and capability to manage D&I, where we are with the D&I business case, and how to make mistakes well. Yasir notes...

Sergio shares Netflix's holistic approach to excellence, an approach that empowers individuals to lead their own performance, and results in Netflix's policies such as for annual leave: 'take as much time as you need'. Providing insights into Netflix's work on representation behind and in front of the camera, and on eliminating bias, Sergio discusses the risk of missing unexpected talent, includin...

Jane shares her approach to finding points in the employee lifecycle to make positive impact, providing examples such as HR's role in designing leaders' decarbonisation and gender targets that create transparency and accountability. Describing Dentsu's approach to attracting Millennial and GenZ talent through its employer value proposition and brand message as champions for meaningful progress, Ja...

Describing her work to help colleagues break down and understand Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Chasity shares her approach to get from theory to steps we can take each day. Noting changes across generations, Chasity provides thoughts on human nature at work and changing how we view talent, as well as her work to drive equity through access to employment. Sharing how breaking down barriers and e...

Danny discusses the opportunities and risks arising from changes in work that have been fast forwarded due to the pandemic. From inclusion to technology and rewarding work, Danny describes her approach at Aviva. Danny advocates that creating an inclusive environment is a culmination of small, daily activities, akin to getting fit or being healthy, and shares examples of cost-free steps everyone ca...

Ahead of World Wellbeing Week starting on 27 June, in this special episode we hear from Rachel Vecht who shares her decades of experience helping companies to support their colleagues' wellbeing. Discussing strategies for strong relationships, from parent-child to colleague-colleague, Rachel provides practical examples we can all use day to day, (I loved the magic ratio of 5:1!) as well as underly...

Tripti shares her passion for the role of HR in delivering Novartis' purpose, to reimagine medicine. Discussing the role of individuals in organisational transformation, Tripti talks about shaping leadership and talent in a way that brings culture to life. Discussing her work to make career opportunities more transparent, Tripti provides an example of a pilot mentoring programme that is more agile...

In this special episode we hear from colleagues Ulf Bengtsson and Hortense Thorpe on their experience of changing workplace culture and support for colleague fertility. Describing their personal and professional journeys, Ulf and Hortense share the steps they took to build the support and approach to fertility that Centrica has today, how personal stories became a business case. Advocating for the...

Describing her belief that business success or failure is underpinned by culture, Alex shares a wonderful litmus test we can use when considering company culture: colleagues' desire to come to work, even if they didn't get paid. Alex reflects on the Great Re-evaluation arising from the pandemic, preferring this phrase to the Great Resignation, and noting resignations are happening where a company...

Mona describes how her role as CHRO helped BMO Financial Group create and bring to life their purpose statement, to Boldly Grow the Good. Mona shares how, in turn, the purpose statement helps design and deliver people strategies. Mona advocates that HR practitioners build expertise across a broad range of HR areas and discusses HR skill sets that business needs today. Describing her passion for le...

Salma discusses her personal experience of race, at home, work and as a CHRO, sharing strategies to create belonging including spaces for conversation and helping all colleagues recognise that everyone is responsible for organisational culture. Reflecting on changes driven by the pandemic, Salma raises the trend of a 'boomerang employee' and shares new themes in creating a people plan and employee...

Catty shares her experience in humanising HR for a global workforce, that includes colleagues working in emergency situations and conflict zones. Advocating that one of the most important things HR can do is upskill and support managers, as well as frame their work in a team-based approach, Catty describes how across an entire workforce, small changes made by every manager create a huge difference...

Martijn shares his approach to listening and responding to 80,000 colleagues around the world, from the principles to the practicalities, and how this shifts the social contract between colleagues and leadership. Providing examples of how to create employee centric culture across multiple generations, from a journey mindset to simple steps that foster inclusivity and concepts such as a T profile....

I'm KPMG alumni, and so creating this episode with Kevin was extra special for me! In taking a trip down memory lane I enjoyed thinking about how much has changed in the last 20 years and reflecting on many positive shifts in how business operates, for people and society. Kevin describes his passion for improving social mobility and shares approaches and learnings at KPMG, including the measuremen...

Anne-Christine shares her view that the ESG agenda is the most important employee engagement driver for DFDS. Discussing what ESG means for talent strategy, and the role of the Chief People Officer and HR function in delivering ESG, Anne-Christine shares examples of creating change and how many small changes culminate in transformation. Describing societal changes that enable HR to amplify its voi...

Tim inspires us with his vision for the future of work and HR's role in creating it, discussing his passion for enabling individuals to connect with their own purpose, and the purpose of their company. Within this Tim describes his work at Unilever on mental health, on the importance of creating psychologically safe workplaces, and shares a framework with 4 lenses for an inclusive approach. Reflec...