SHL Smart Teams

In this episode, we will be discussing the growing importance of culture and personality fit for organizations looking for leaders, competencies that are increasing in importance, and how insights gained from assessment data add immense value to hiring the right people to lead teams. Joining SHL’s Deven Chauhan is Sophie Edwards from Drayton – the Executive Search business. Sophie specializes in helping organizations find the right leaders to grow their businesses, people, and values.

​Why are teams and understanding the people within those teams so important? How do you build successful teams and how do you keep individuals within global teams engaged? In this episode, SHL’s Andrew Geake discusses the importance of organizational teams and people data with Gunnar Haugen, Talent Management Director at CCP Games, who rely on their international teams to work effectively and in harmony to develop innovative games.

Hybrid working is here to stay but it's not always easy to ensure employees stay engaged, perform to a high level and maintain a strong organizational culture. In this episode, SHL’s Tua Pelli is joined by Cecilia Sandberg, CHRO at Atlas Copco to discuss how Atlas Copco adopted a people-first strategy using talent frameworks to help nurture and grow their organizational culture, enable teams to succeed and support employees' wellbeing whilst adopting a hybrid working approach.

​Competency Frameworks are increasingly used to ensure organizational culture and behaviors are clearly defined and understood by leaders to help the company reach its objectives. In this episode, SHL’s Philip Davies is joined by Markus Hepsø, Global Lead for Leadership Development at Hydro to discuss how to design and implement a successful competency framework and its benefits.

​Working at SHL is all about helping organizations make objective decisions and further their people's development and opportunities. ​In this episode, SHL's Philippa Shiels and Tonya Baker talk about how working at SHL sparks joy in those who are passionate about changing the world of talent and organizational culture.

​Early career programs have become an incredible way to increase engagement, diversity, and energy in an organization's workforce. In fact, most companies have been expanding their programs, as they see the positive impact it has made. In this episode, SHL's Matt Kirk and The Early Careers Company's Dan Ball talk about how to think about and build a successful early careers program.

SHL Labs conducted a study on Interview Intelligence, using 1000s of virtual interviews to learn more about the real candidate experience in the digital era. In this episode of CHRO Chat, Teri speaks with Mark and Kuldeep from the Technology and Science team to uncover some of the best insights that were discovered to help Talent Acquisition teams as they prepare recruiters and hiring managers for great virtual interviews with candidates.

​What are the most important aspects of candidate experience for early career programs? In this episode, SHL's Lydia Chapman and Adecco's Mark Whitehead discuss how to build an early career program that meets the needs of aspiring future leaders in a hybrid working reality.

​The pandemic halted many opportunities for early career programs, but as we recover from the crisis, organizational leaders have deeply felt how valuable early career programs are within their workforce. In this episode, SHL's Estelle Kessi and Adecco Group's Dan Crerand talk about how to support Gen Z as they enter into their careers in the post-pandemic world.