ChapmanCG Global HR Interviews

Undoubtedly, talent management has been on the list of senior executive’s worry list for some time now. Finding a way to accurately measure performance and give meaningful feedback that has a positive impact on productivity has been one of HR leader’s top priorities. The traditional performance rating system—with its annual goal setting and review period—is, simply put, no longer effective.

Sibel Bostancı Celebi, Regional Learning & Development Leader for the Middle East-North Africa-Turkey at GE Corporate Leadership, discusses how the organisation is faring after they stopped performance ratings.

At the heart of innovation is diversity. A diverse employee populace is a creative one with a wealth of unique ideas that ultimately lead to better and more improved products and services. This also creates a more interesting and fulfilling work environment where employees feel engaged and valued.

But organisations are in the midst of major transformations. Digital has disrupted everything, and the new norm is change. With business attention focused on things like AI, how can something like diversity remain a priority?

Lim Zhi Rong, Global HR Director at Unilever, discusses how to make diversity and inclusion a priority.

Most of us strive for a well-balanced work and personal life. But with the lines between the two continuing to blur, organisations have placed a huge emphasis on wellness programs. The aim of these programs is to help employees create a healthier self, because healthier people are usually happier, and are definitely more productive. But the uptake of such programs in markets like Japan has been surprisingly low.

Stephane Voyer, Senior Vice-President Human Resources at LVMH Japan, discusses employee wellness practices that work in Japan.

With HR technology investments growing, especially with cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mobile technologies, payroll and rewards, what will be the overall impact on the human resources function? ChapmanCG’s Stella Strazdas and Oscar Fuchs discuss how today’s technology-driven culture is re-shaping human resources.

Organisations today operate in a global environment, but when it comes to talent, local labour markets have different dynamics. In order to balance strong global HR strategies, companies need to build flexibility into HR so it can be tailored for local markets. ChapmanCG’s Stella Strazdas and Oscar Fuchs discuss the importance of effective collaboration between corporate HR and local HR experts.

Adopting a global mindset involves cultivating curiosity, exploration, listening, asking questions, seeking feedback and reflection. As global roles become more complex and unpredictable, leaders who proactively develop a global mindset are more likely to face ambiguity with the optimism and openness that is needed to drive organisations forward on an international stage. ChapmanCG’s Stella Strazdas and Oscar Fuchs discuss why mindset matters in global careers.

Good HR leaders exemplify the respected values of business acumen and have a strong ability to connect. Yet, it’s rare to cross paths with great HR leaders whose perspectives suggest a more nuanced combination of curiosity, collaboration and the ability to stretch thinking by looking beyond silos. The HR leadership role has the potential to be the most impactful of all leadership positions—one that balances design, strategy and culture. ChapmanCG’s Oscar Fuchs and Stella Strazdas offer some valuable perspectives on leading, mentoring and developing HR leaders of the future.

The rise of artificial intelligence, cognitive computing and machine learning has brought on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These and other emerging trends are altering industries, businesses, professions and jobs at an unprecedented scale.

Silvia Hernandez, Partner People Advisory Services at EY, discusses some of the implications of the revolution and how organisations can effectively ride the wave of innovation and disruption.

How can organisations leverage the social media ecosystem in China to boost employer branding? Anne-Marie McCaughan, APAC Head of Employer Branding and Recruitment at Henkel and Beecher Ashley-Brown, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President at AJINGA.com discuss the growing influence of WeChat in China.

Social networking and the increasing use of technology to solve business issues has necessitated that HR redefine itself—yet again. Global, organisation-wide transformation and digitisation projects has led HR to the role of internal talent consultant—a team that helps business leaders create strategic plans around how they attract, develop, and—dare I say it—“share” their talent to achieve organisational objectives.

Addie van Rooij, Vice President HR Global People Operations at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, discusses the future of HR, which seems to be about everything else but HR.