HR Leaders

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Arthur Woods, Entrepreneur, Investor, Author & DE&I Speaker Episode Highlights 00:00 - His background and inspiration behind the book 03:00 - Who the booked is aimed at 04:00 - Why is hiring for diversity so important? 05:32 - 3 challenges that hold back DEI efforts 07:17 - The implications of the “Great Resignation” on dive...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Kevin Reynolds, leadership coach and author of The Practical Leader and The Practical HR Business Partner. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 03:11- Japan from a cultural perspective 06:04- How Kevin went from Ninjutsu to HR 08:05- The state of HR in Japan 15:42- Advice for HR moving to Japan 19:05 - On the inspiration for his books 2...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Michelle Ray, CEO & Founder of Lead Yourself First Enterprises and Author. Episode Highlights 01:02 - About Pablo 04:34 - What he loves about HR 06:33 - Lessons learned over the past year 08:50 - Pablo on his purpose 10:22 - How the pandemic changed HR 12:25 - HR's biggest challenge moving forward... 19:16 - ... and it's biggest...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Pablo Maison, Chief Human Resources Officer at Grupo Perez Companc. Episode Highlights 01:02 - About Pablo 04:34 - What he loves about HR 06:33 - Lessons learned over the past year 08:50 - Pablo on his purpose 10:22 - How the pandemic changed HR 12:25 - HR's biggest challenge moving forward... 19:16 - ... and it's biggest opportunit...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the seventh session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Lisa Calicchio, Chief HR Officer at WCG, Corina Carbonne-Stephens, VP HR, Organization & Services at ENI, Sarah Chartrand, SVP Global Talent & Diversity at Ahold Delhaize, and Zaina Orbai, Chief People Off...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the sixth session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Moderator :  Christopher Lind, Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed, Anne Jaeckin, Chief HR Officer at Coty, Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis, Theresa Cook, Head of EMEA Talent Development at TikTok...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the fifth session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Moderator: James Cheng, Global Chief Diversity Officer at Zimmer Biomet, Traci Wade, Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion at Oracle, LaQuenta Jacobs, Chief Diversity Officer at XPO Logistics, Denise Reed Lamoreaux, Worldwide...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the fourth session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Allie Boddington, Executive Director HR Transformation at Oracle, and Caroline Gladwin, Executive Solution Director at Oracle. Never miss an event, follow HR Leaders on Crowdcast : https://www.crowdcast.io/hrleaders See Priv...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the third session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Moderator: Adrian Gostick, Best Selling Author of “Anxiety at Work”, Andy Holmes, Global Head of Wellbeing at Reckitt, Nabeela Ixtabalan, EVP & Chief People Officer at Walmart, Julie Spurlin, SVP HR at Software AG, Kally Kang-Kerse...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the first second from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Mark Skinner, Chief People Officer at William Hill, Keith Keating, Head of Global Learning Network at General Motors, Marco Serrao, VP HR Europe at Deutsche Telekom, Ditte Marstrand Wulf, Chief HR Officer at Covetrus, Theresa Zeller, an...

This is a special episode of the HR Leaders podcast, you are listening to the first session from the HR Leaders Online Summit aired on October 4th. We are joined by Mark Skinner, Chief People Officer at William Hill, Keith Keating, Head of Global Learning Network at General Motors, Marco Serrao, VP HR Europe at Deutsche Telekom, Ditte Marstrand Wulf, Chief HR Officer at Covetrus, Theresa Zeller an...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Louisa Gregory Vice President, Culture, Change and Diversity at Colt Technology Services. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Her personal journey moving from Australia to Singapore to now residing here in the UK 02:26 - A look at her role and how it's progressed over the years 04:01 - How they are creating a culture of inclusion at Colt 07:...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Arnaud Teil, Vice President, Human Resources at Pure. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:59 - His role at Cisco and what drives him 06:24 - Capatalising on the opportunity to rethink how we work 15:56 - The talent needed to remain successful as we shift to hybrid work 20:29 - "every company will be a tech company" 22:37 - How they...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Morra Aarons Mele, EVP of Social Impact at Geben Communication and host of The Anxious Achiever podcast. Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 00:50 - About Morra and her work 03:40 - On being an 'Anxious Overachiever' 10:21 - The pros and cons of remote working with anxiety 14:21 - Practical tips for conquering anxiety at work 17:51 - The...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Martin Lindstrom, Branding and Culture Expert, New York Times Best Selling Aurthor and Founder of Lindstom company. Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 00:46 - What inspired him to write his new book 03:14 - Has Corporate BS gotten worse? 06:54 - Percieved productivity and endless meetings 13:11 - Why do companies become so entangled in...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Nigel Branker, Executive Vice President and President, Health & Productivity Solutions at LifeWorks. Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 02:10 Nigel's journey 03:24 Explaining AbilitiCBT 06:01 The findings of the LifeWorks Mental Health Index 08:04 The biggest challenges employees are facing with their mental health 10:16 The barrier...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Sven Skillrud, Vice President, Total Rewards at Baxter International Inc. Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 00:27 On the return to the workplace 08:04 How a lawyer became VP of Total Rewards 15:18 How Total Rewards has been impacted by the pandemic 24:54 How Sven launched Headspace 26:09 Justifying the investment 29:49 How Sven adjuste...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Sandrine Bossard, Chief People Officer at Believe. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:17 - What attracted Sandrine to her role 03:59 - The challenges she encountered when scaling the HR function 06:21 - Working at a start-up means wearing a lot of hats  09:06 - Her experience working closely with the company founders 11:32 - H...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Tracy Cote, Chief People Officer at StockX. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - About StockX 03:06 - Tracy's journey 04:06 - How StockX are scaling their HR in a fast growing organziation 05:13 - The struggles of moving from a large multinational company to a small one 08:07 - Considerations people should have when building out...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Jim Tamm, Author and Founder, Radical Collaboration. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:31 - Jim's fascination with collaboration 04:09 - What is radical collaboration? 06:04 - 5 skills for building collaborative environments 10:39 - The biology behind defensiveness 11:30 - Invest in your defence budget 13:39 - Recognising when we...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Caroline Guillaumin, Group Head of Human Resources at Societe Generale group. Episode highlights Caroline's journey into HR How she still makes time for her hobbies How they are embedding D&I across their organisation 2020 Accelerating Conversations on Diversity Holding themselves accountable for DE&I Organisations living up...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Rafael Fejervary, Global Talent Manager at Schlumberger. Episode highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:00 - How has your view changed? 03:45 - A look at borderless careers 06:50 - How would he describes his role 08:32 - Using data to drive better decisions 10:06 - Their data adoption journey 16:04 - The challenges to look out for when getting...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Matty Harary, CHRO at Strauss Coffee B.V. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 02:51 - What's top of his mind 05:05 - Keeping employees safe while continuing business 08:02 - Strauss Coffee as a purpose-driven organisation 12:32 - HR's role in developing purpose 15:43 - Freedom within a framework 20:39 - How the pandemic changed the way...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Nadia Vatalidis, Director of People at Remote. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Her move from Gitlab to Remote 03:02 - Going from customer to employee 04:48 - The challenges of managing a remote team 06:09 - Building culture remotely 09:50 - Getting to 50% female leadership 10:27 - Nadia's thoughts on asynchronous work 13:56...

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Ritu Kiran-Jackson, Director of HR Operations EMEA at GoDaddy and Founder and CEO at Aubilities. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Ritu's background 02:48 - About Aubilities 05:47 - Is autism on the radar of organisations? 06:58 - What Aubilities is doing to raise awareness 09:05 - How companies treat autism in thier hiring p...