Seemali Shukla is Head of HR for HP Australia/New Zealand and was recently awarded by HRD Magazine a Best in HR award.

This episode we discuss initiatives Shukla implemented that led to the award. What were some of the challenges faced and how were they overcome?

TALKING POINTS

“A tagline we use across leadership is "Making Life Better". Three simple words about making life better

·      for our employees

·      for our extended community

·      for our customers

whether a coffee connect, a one on one, all of us in the leadership team start with “making life better”.

“It’s ok to make mistakes here. What did you learn out of it? How did you grow? How to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

“The HP Grow Talent pillar is part of our People Strategy. Different training programs grow people at all levels.

·      Jumpstart is for individual contributors.

·      WIL (Women in Leadership) is to grow diversity talent.

·      Trailblazer grows middle managers, to get them up to Senior Leadership.

“HP has Wellness as a pillar of the HR strategy with a focus on the physical, emotional and financial wellness. During Covid and lockdowns we associated with Mental Health First Aid Association of Australia to certify our managers in mental health first aid. It created an army of trained people who could reach out to their colleagues to help support them better.

“A wellbeing allowance allows people to invest in their own wellbeing e.g. sports equipment, a treadmill at home, do a Zumba class; their choice.”

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Seemali Shukla recently spoke at the recent HR Summit on Changing Lives for Good.

CONTACT SEEMALI SHUKLA via LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seemali-shukla-b1335915/

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