HR Leaders

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we are joined by my guest Jolien Driesen, Manager Compensation & Benefits at SPIE Nederland.Episode Highlights[02:12] - What attracted you to a role in HR?[02:48] - Have current events made you re-access your own benefits offerings?[03:51] - How SPIE remain an "attractive employer"[05:18] - How they are keeping a pulse on their employee's needs[08:00] - How SPIE manage their benefit offerings[09:02] - What's the experience been for employees using this?[10:53] - Have you seen a jump in engagement on the platform since the pandemic?[12:23] - Why did you choose Benify?[13:19] - How Benify worked with SPIE to tailor the platform to their needs[14:51] - The innovative way SPIE is using the platform to launch 'personas'[17:56] - What's the impact been for you and the team?[20:46] - Advice for others looking to implement a similar platform[24:01] - What's kept you engaged in the role for so long?[26:45] - HR Leaders Quick Fire Round[31:10] - Parting advice for youIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we are joined by my guest Siobhan McHale, Executive General Manager of People, Culture & Change at DuluxGroup.Episode Highlights[01:37] - What inspired you to write the book?[04:22] - How do you define culture?[05:10] - Looking for 'patterns' in our company culture[07:04] - Similar to a ship's captain, you need to spend time on the bridge and the deck to spot these patterns[09:43] - How Nokia's bad culture affected its bottom line[12:58] - Reframing (roles) to bring about faster change, with less noise[16:34] - Steps you can take to influence your companies culture[22:42] - Maintaining culture whilst onboarding virtually[25:46] - What's the feedback been for the book?[27:26] - Parting advice for youIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by my guest Cara Bibbiani, Director, HR Mergers & Acquisitions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.Episode Highlights[07:22] - What did you take away from dance that helped in your career?[08:40] - How has COVID affected your M&A activities?[10:02] - Have you missed business travel and other mobility aspects?[10:43] - How are you maintaining connectivity in virtual environments?[12:47] - How do you keep these conversations inclusive?[14:02] - The importance of keeping traditional one to one interactions[15:06] - What's the role of the business partner in HR acquisition?[16:46] - What are some of your best practices and things to avoid during M&A's?[20:45] - How M&A appears sexy but is in fact very tactical and ever-changing[22:05] - Is this process harder with startups?[23:40 - The new trends in the M&A field[25:41] - Why we mustn't lose sight of a companies secret sauce during an acquisition[30:46] - What's kept you engaged over the years at HPE?[31:47] - How do you manage culture effectively during M&A?[36:29] - HR Leaders Quick Fire RoundIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by my guest Noreena Hertz, Globally Bestselling Author, Thought Leader & Economist.If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by my guest Nicolas Behbahani, Head of Global People Analytics & HR Innovation at TechnipFMC.If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by my guest Eileen McDargh, Chief Energy Officer at The Resilience Group.Episode highlights[01:58] - What was the inspiration behind your new book?[03:23] - Chris and Eileen's thoughts on burnout[05:41] - Why Eileen refers to resilience as "energy management"[07:14] - What are some of the things that drain our energy?[09:13] - How the physical body can help us recharge[10:57] - Managing our energy by controlling the controllable[13:06] - Eileen's tip for keeping track of our time[14:28] - The good and bad technology can have on burnout[17:40] - What can we do to help our people avoid burning out?[23:17] - How the pandemic has brought us closer[28:22] - Resiliency is a muscle we can build[30;47] - Chris shares his personal purpose[33:31] - "If your not clear on your why, you do a lot that doesn't feed you"If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we are joined by James Fulton, Chief Learning Officer at Goldman Sachs.Episode highlights[02:16] - What's been keeping you pre-occupied the past few months?[03:17] - What inspired you to rethink your approach to leadership development?[04:56] - How have current events accelerated this roadmap?[05:29] - How they are using technology to increase communication and connectedness[07:13] - How the crisis has brought us closer than we've ever been[09:11] - Why we need to be hungry for alternate experiences and viewpoints[10:22] - James' thoughts on curiosity, presence and openness[11:08 ] - Has what it takes to be successful changed?[14:44] - Do we need new ideas or new ways of implementing them?[16:06] - Chris and James' thoughts on learning[20:28] - What Motivates Learning?[21:47] How are you supporting your employees learning during this time?[23:27] - Has the move to work from home changed the relationship we have with learning?[24:50] - What are some of the opportunities for L&D going forward?If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by Claire Renaud, Global Leadership Consulting Director at Dell Technologies.Episode highlights[01:21] - How Dell is using technology to support their leaders[03:48] - What was HR's role in this, how did they navigate the change?[05:46] - Give us an idea of the key challenges your leaders are experiencing at the moment[09:03] - Work from home is not new to Dell, did this help during a lockdown?[10:11] - What are some of the best practices for an effective work from home policy?[13:18] - How are you supporting your employees working from home[14:13] - What have you learned from your data regarding engagement during the lockdown[15:22] - How have current events affected you personally?[19:02] - How are you currently communicating new products and services internally?[22:05] - Why do you refer to your employees as customers?[24:22] - What does this system look like?[28:37] - How are you harnessing the data you collect from these tools?[31:03] - Their focus on automation[32:43] - What's kept Claire engaged at Dell over the yearsIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast we are joined by Niels Walch, SVP HR Europe at Teva Pharmaceuticals.Thanks to Paylocity for supporting the show!Download a copy of their FREE Global Human Capital Trends report to learn how to estimate the ROI of a HCM solution : http://bit.ly/Global-Human-Capital-TrendsEpisode highlights[02:25] - Niels journey into HR[03:29] - What has kept you engaged at Teva for so long[05:22] - How has the pandemic changed how you do things?[07:04] - Why communication is more important now than ever[09:21] - The role of purpose in times of uncertainty[12:21] - A look at Teva's approach to working from home[15:51] - How they are harnessing technology to assist with communication[17:35] - How Niels hired an HR Director virtually[18:33] - How are you taking care of your employees?[20:54] - How are you attracting talented people to join Teva?[25:40] - Niels thought on the future of performance reviews[26:59] - HR Leaders Quick Fire RoundIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, we are joined by Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind.Episode highlights[00:52] - A brief look at Emma's journey to today[03:35] - Have current events accelerated the work that you do at Mind?[07:25] - Has social isolation exacerbated mental health issues?[11:36] - How can we take advantage of Mind's resources?[16:08] - As head of wellbeing it's important to put on your own mask first[17:27] - Why it's important to cut ourselves some slack[21:27] - What's your opinion on how companies responded to the crisis?If you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this. www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.