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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast we are joined by my guest, Rebecca Cantieri, Chief People Officer at SurveyMonkey where she shares how they grow the curious.

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Episode highlights

[02:16] - What attracted you to SurveyMonkey?

[04:20] - In this competitive landscape, how are you attracting talent?

[07:02] - What are the benefits of working at SurveyMonkey?

[09:31] - How are you leveraging technology?

[12:27] - What are SurveyMonkey's goals for diversity?

[13:53] - How are you measuring culture fit?

[15:44] - How SurveyMonkey reimagined its annual evaluation process?

[20:03] - How did you prepare your leaders for this change?

[21:46] - Is there anything you would have done differently?

[23:52] - What does a typical day look like for a CHRO?

[25:51] - Experience of moving from a large corp to a smaller business

[29:29] - Advice for you

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In this episode, Lindsay Bridges, Senior Vice President HR UK & Ireland at DHL joins us on the show to share the benefits and challenges of taking international assignments.

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Episode highlights

[02:11] - How did you get your role at DHL and what has kept you engaged for 10+ years?

[03:26] - Lindsay shares her first international assignment

[06:25] - What impact did this change have on you personally?

[07:50] - What steps did you take to steer your role towards business partnering?

[10:21] - What attracted you to take a new role in Germany?

[12:10] - In this new role, what was the challenge the business was facing?

[12:28] - How can HR add value in this case?

[13:19] - How did you manage returning home to England?

[14:52] - What are the main benefits of taking on international assignments?

[16:14] - Has this experience strengthened your relationship with your family?

[17:09] - HR Leaders Quickfire round?

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In this episode, Tamsin Lambert, Talent Excellence Advisor at Shell joins us on the podcast to share how Shell refreshed it's approach to identifying leadership potential.

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Episode highlights

[03:30] - There's a trend that leaders have long careers with Shell

[04:00] - Why is Shell interested in leadership potential?

[06:07] - Shell has been doing this for 50 years, why change now?

[08:58] - 4 key changes Shell want to move the needle on during this change

[10:54] - Is the concept of long term potential still relevant in today's world?

[14:41] - What are the key elements of this updated approach?

[19:09] - Why Shell focuses on performance rather than potential for its new employees?

[21:16] - How does this change link to Shell's wider approach to talent management?

[23:21] - Tamsin's learning moments both personally and professionally

[26:37] - How have you improved the employee experience?

[28:58] - What are your plans now? (Embedding Shell's revised people strategy)

[31:33] - Advice for you

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In this episode, Nicky Clement, VP HR, Organisation & People Analytics at Unilever joins us on the show to give discuss how they are bringing life to diversity and inclusion to life at Unilever.

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Episode highlights

[02:11] - Nicky shares her passion for diversity and inclusion

[02:42] - Was flexible working common practice when you started?

[03:29] - What impact did this support have on you personally raising a family?

[04:20] - Did this give you a stronger connection with the business?

[06:38] - Had you ever imagined you'd be doing this role?

[08:10] - Unilever's proud achievements

[08:51] - "Diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance"

[09:54] - D&I isn't just good for people, but also good for business

[11:26] - The new generation have high expectations of organizations and a greater need for purpose

[13:18] - How D&I is at the core of Unilever sustainability plan

[15:21] - Unilever plans to become a gender-balanced organization by 2020

[16:38] - How Unilever moved the needle on D&I?

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In this episode, Nishika de Rosairo CEO and Founder at Experiential Insight joins us on the podcast to share how they are unlocking human potential through HyperQ.

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Episode Highlights

[01:30] - What inspired you to leave the corporate world and go out on your own?

[02:48] - What is HyperQ?

[04:16] - How does Experiential Insights separate itself from other providers?

[06:16] - What activities take place in these sessions that we can try?

[08:33] - What questions provoke the best dialog?

[09:32] - What challenges do the organizations that come to you face?

[11:00] - How are you measuring success?

[13:20] - What is your focus for 2020?

[14:17] - Why is 6 the magic number?

[14:49] - How many coaches do you have?

[16:26] - Why aren't companies doing this internally?

[21:46] - Parting advice for you

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In this episode, Dave Buzanko, Entrepreneur, Leadership Speaker & Growth Mindset Strategist joined us on the show to share how a hit to his health led to him becoming an iron man, and the methods he took to make this great change.

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Episode Highlights

[05:19] - Your health took a turn for the worse, what were the signs?

[07:13] - What was the secret sauce that helped you commit to this new way of living?

[11:09] - Why is it important to assume the identify of the person you want to be?

[11:49] - You ran an Iron Man, what did you learn from this experience?

[13:30] - Why having an "I can't" approach can hinder you

[18:35] - "Be the person you want other to be"

[19:32] - What does burnout look like?

[20:24] - 97% of North Americans have sub optimal heart health

[23:57] - Not being healthy has a knock on effect

[26:54] - "Habits become habits when they become automatic"

[29:12] - The power of resiliency

[30:22] - Society is being forced into gig economy

[35:15] - Why it's important to not to lose sight and become too resilient

[34:31] - Key takeaway's and conclusion

[35:32] - Parting advice for you

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In this episode, David Swanagon, Head of HR & Analytics for Technical Services at Saudi Aramco joined us on the podcast to share his insights and lessons learned from starting a people analytics function.

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Episode Highlights

[00:41] - Davids journey from the lights of Vegas to Saudi Arabia

[04:53] - How do we get started with an Analytics Function?

[09:10] - The drawback of working with smart people

[11:48] - Why it's important to have a clear understanding of the corporate strategy

[15:10] - How the introduction of data didn't make meetings quicker and more efficient

[17:27] - What is the structure of your analytics team?

[19:28] - How David reinvented the classic 9 box matrix

[23:44] - What insights surprised you during this change?

[25:38] - What has been the feedback so far? 'Data wars'

[27:14] - David's experience working at the oil facility that was attacked

[31:18] - What's next for you?

[33:39] - HR Leaders Quickfire Round

[36:27] - Parting advice for you

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In this episode, Founder and CEO Robert Glazer shares how to push beyond your limits and unlock success in yourself and others.

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Episode Highlights

[01:43] - Your company was an early adopter of remote working

[03:37] - What was the inspiration behind writing the book?

[07:32] - What is capacity building?

[08:32] - What are the 4 key elements to capacity building, starting with Spirituality?

[11:06] - Examples to help you get started with spirituality

[14:01] - Element 2 - Intellectual

[15:41] - What about people whose values are not aligned with the organisation?

[17:23] - Element 3 - Physical

[18:28] - Who was the intended audience for the book?

[20:03] - Element 4 - Emotional Capacity

[22:23] - Tell us about Build a better path?

[24:31] - Parting advice for you

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In this episode, Debra Corey, Chief Pay it Forward Officer, Speaker/Storyteller, Author, Consultant joins us on the podcast to give us an inside look at her new book, Bringing Your Values out to Play. Debra shares what she learned about values during her research and the actionable steps we can take to identify our own values.

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Episode Highlights

[01:52] - You already have two books, what inspired you to write number 3?

[03:05] - Authors learn a lot through reflection when writing a book, what did you learn?

[03:41] - What are values?

[04:28] - Why are values important?

[05:41] - Would you agree that values are important to the new generation of workers?

[05:34] - How do we go about identifying our own values?

[08:47] - Why it's important that values down come from the top? Co-creation is key!

[09:31] - How do we keep values alive in our organisations?

[10:19] - How can leaders do a better job of driving values from the top?

[12:08] - Examples of companies that are getting this right

[14:34] - How do we identify if someone shares our values during recruitment?

[15:13] - Where are companies going wrong?

[16:12] - More examples of companies getting it right

[18:37] - How can we track values?

[19:29] - How do we align values with our strategy?

[26:22] - Parting advice for you

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In this episode, Pierre-Henri "ATÉ" CHUET, Former Fighter Pilot, Speaker, Author, Stroke Survivor joins us on the show to share how to adapt aviation methods in the corporate world.

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Episode Highlights

[02:40] - We live in an exponential world yet our minds think in a lineal way

[07:01] - Strategies you adopted from the air force for the corporate world

[08:53] - GRALE : Grade less, Results, Analyse, Learn, Exchange

[13:18] - Why you should lead by example and the results that come with being precise

[16:11] - Leadership vs Follower ship

[17:32] - How to use anxiety as fuel to help during stressful situations?

[20:46] - How to break down complex tasks

[24:06] - What is task saturation and how to avoid it?

[26:53] - The 4 leadership styles from in commercial aviation

[31:34] - Advice for you and how to learn more

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