About the guest At multiple companies, Sonita managed the entire employee experience cycle from employer branding, through talent acquisition and onboarding, to structured compensation and employee growth. With this, she owned P&L responsibility and operational excellence.

Long before diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging were a trend, cross-cultural management and diverse teams have been her passion.

She is a serial builder, whether it’s planning life, or growing a company, Sonita enjoys collaborating with others to create structure and plans that make sense for all involved as you can hear from the episode.

Shownotes: 00:00 Intro & Summary 02:10 Sontia's career start & early days 06:50 Aerospace & first jobs in the US 07:00 HR was administrative in 2007 less strategic 16:00 Venture Developer in 2009 27:00 Solar industry & principles from supply chain 35:00 Change management, middle management & diverse teams 41:55 Peter’s principle & anticipating burnout 44:00 Setting expectations 48:22 US vs Europe 51:20 “People with freedom are unhappy”

Links: Linkedin Sonita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonitau/

Linkedin Thomas Kohler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ Website, pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Website, Podcast: https://pplwise.com/podcast/

#3 - Sonita Uijt De Haag | Builder not a Bureucrat