The People Factor

The People Factor

By Thomas Kohler, pplwiseBusinessCareersManagement
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The People Factor episodes

  • #3 - Sonita Uijt De Haag | Builder not a Bureucrat

    About the guest

    At multiple companies, Sonita managed the entire employee experience cycle from employer branding, through talent acquisition and onboarding, to structured compensation and employee growth. With this, she owned P&L responsibility and operational excellence.

    Long before diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging were a trend, cross-cultural management and diverse teams have been her passion.

    She is a serial builder, whether it’s planning life, or growing a company, Sonita enjoys collaborating with others to create structure and plans that make sense for all involved as you can hear from the episode.

    Shownotes:

    00:00 Intro & Summary
    02:10 Sontia's career start & early days
    06:50 Aerospace & first jobs in the US
    07:00 HR was administrative in 2007 less strategic
    16:00 Venture Developer in 2009
    27:00 Solar industry & principles from supply chain
    35:00 Change management, middle management & diverse teams
    41:55 Peter’s principle & anticipating burnout
    44:00 Setting expectations
    48:22 US vs Europe
    51:20 “People with freedom are unhappy”

    Links:

    Linkedin Sonita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonitau/

    Linkedin Thomas Kohler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/

    Website, pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

    Website, Podcast: https://pplwise.com/podcast/

    1 hr 2 min
  • #2 - Romy von Roeder | Ex-SVP People TIER

    About the Guest

    Romy is a seasoned HR professional with over a decade of experience in both corporate and startup environments. She believes that the key to success lies in the perfect balance between structure and agility.

    Romy’s passion is to help people and organizations grow both strategically and operationally.

    With a strong focus on HR development, she has expanded her expertise to include all aspects of HR management and is a skilled networker who loves to connect with people.

    Shownotes:

    00:00 - Intro & Summary
    02:08 - Early career days & 2008 crisis
    09:39 - Small Startup experience
    15:42 - Casper’s customer obsession
    21:18 - Managing layoffs at Applift
    24:15 - Hypergrowth at TIER from ~200 to +2.000 people
    27:35 - Growing Romy’s people team from 20 to +80
    30:00 - Entrepreneurs with Empathy & Cultural Models
    38:49 - Internal Communications in organizations
    43:20 - Strategic people function
    49:54 - Romys next steps
    51:53 - Special guest bobby

    Links

    Linkedin Romy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romyvonroeder

    Linkedin Thomas Kohler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/

    Website, pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

    Website, Podcast: https://pplwise.com/podcast/

    53 min
  • #1 - Thomas Kohler | Podcast Host | CEO pplwise

    About the guest

    Thomas started his HR career in recruiting at a Viennese B2B fintech and subsequently led talent acquisition departments at two Unicorns. Within the last six years, he scaled organizations from 50 to over 3,000 employees across Europe. He then co-founded pplwise with Mina Golesorkhi to help companies achieve their growth goals. pplwise specializes in recruiting & consulting in HR.

    Show Summary

    The People Factor Podcast, hosted by Thomas Kohler, co-founder of pplwise, explores the impact of talent, HR function, executives, leaders, and managers on business performance in various stages of an organization's lifecycle.

    In the podcast, Thomas interviews leaders from startups, scale-ups, and corporates to gain insights into the importance of the people factor in driving business success. The podcast provides a platform for leaders to share their opinions, principles, and best practices and discuss current news.

    It also offers future leaders from different organizational stages a place to listen and get inspired, shaping their ideas for success.

    2 min

About The People Factor

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Welcome to "The People Factor," where we explore the role of the people function in driving business success. We dive into the strategies, tactics, learnings & failures from top organizations…