The People Factor

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 & context
05:20 - Applying AI in HR
14:20 - Future-proof organization
24:20 - Hypecycle of technology in HR Tech

Links

Sebastian:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/flysebsch/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Yasmin is on a mission to change the perception of HR and inspire HR professionals and business leaders alike to be and empower the HR team that employees and businesses really need.

With a unique blend of business acumen and empathetic leadership, she strives to create an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters growth and development for everyone involved. Yasmina believes that HR has the power to be a true driver of business success and employee well-being, and is passionate about leading the change in that direction.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
07:47 - Culture nurturing
10:47 - Culture and Compensation
14:32 - Cultural recruiting
23:07 - Internal moves
25:47 - Terminations, employer and employee perspective

Guest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmin-ahmed-a60ba021/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

With 20 years of experience in human resources, Björn is currently the Chief People Officer at Mytheresa, a global luxury e-commerce platform. In this role, he leads the HR strategy and operations for over 2,000 employees across numerous countries, supporting the company's rapid growth and expansion. He is responsible for developing and implementing HR programs that foster a diverse, inclusive, and high-performance culture, as well as attracting, retaining, and developing top talent.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
11:04 - Competition vs collaboration
18:04 - Letting go of responsibility
26:04 - Macroeconomic impact on HR

Links

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Sergej Zimpel is a seasoned HR leader with over a decade of experience spanning startups to large corporations. As co-founder of the Purple Squirrel Society and TA Crunch Berlin, he fosters vibrant HR communities. Sergej is also the host of the podcast "HR Messed You Up, Kid" and a speaker and panelist. Currently, he leads talent acquisition at "Die Autobahn," driving innovation through strategic recruitment efforts.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
05:45 - Fucking up things with data
08:35 - Data quality
11:00 - Why data-driven work is not micro managing
16:45 - Difficult hiring managers

Sergej Zimpel Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergej-zimpel-a3a19a66/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Maria is VP People & Culture at Lingoda, the leading online language learning company in Europe. She did an MBA in Leadership People & Organization and is an HR strategist and expert with more than ten years of experience in strategic HR roles in companies of various industries and sizes.

Shownotes

00:00 - intro & context
08:17 How to get approval from the c-level
16:57 Benefits that worked and did not
18:07 Psychological safety
24:27 Mental health challenges
28:57 Mental health challenges
29:27 - Comparing and rating results of assessments

Maria - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-kamischke-514112ab/

Book recommendation: Surrounded by idiots https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Thomas-Erikson/dp/1250179947

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Sabrina has swiftly advanced her career since September 2023, when she became the Chief People & Organization Officer at Bridgemaker, previously serving as Vice President. Her journey includes a significant tenure at heycar holding, where she rose from Senior to Chief People & Culture Officer over four years, showcasing her leadership and strategic thinking in organizational culture. Before her accomplishments at heycar and Bridgemaker, Sabrina honed her expertise in HR and legal matters at Mister Spex, progressing from a Mid-level position to Lead and then to Expert HR Legal over 7.5 years, and initially started her career with two years as a Consultant at Randstad, laying a solid foundation for her remarkable career trajectory.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
07:05 - C-Level seat with the people function
10:05 - Use case of AI in HR
20:05 - Change management & executives

Sabrina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-kosse-b99954187/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Marta Bisisi is VP of People at Superside, a fully remote company that provides creative services for the marketing and advertising world.

Starting her career at Bain & Company as a management consultant, Marta eventually shifted gears towards what she loves most: working with people. At Superside, she works to make people strategy a factor of long-term competitive advantage and prove how the fully remote model is the way to go for the future of work.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro & Context
07:49 - Radical prioritization
10:49 - Fully remote talent pool clusters
18:23 - Compensation Framework in a fully remote company
24:01 - Compensation Framework maintenance

Marta Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martabisisi/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Elliot is leading the EMEA TAlent Acquisition team at Uber Eats, Uber Direct, Grocery and Ads delivering 350+ hires per year. Previously he lead Executive Recruiting at Uber EMEA and did Executive Search at Egon Zehnder. Elliot has a passion for suits and technology, especially AI.

Shownotes

00:00 - intro & context
08:47 - AI in talent acquisition
19:00 - Predictive Analysis

Links

Elliot - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotsuiter/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Experienced entrepreneur with a successful track-record in building global businesses in the HR SaaS industry. Skilled in business strategy, digitization, start-ups, marketing, and market entry. Business professional with a consulting background and Master’s Degree in business administration, marketing and operations from WHU and HEC Montreal.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro, M&A Deal Review
11:53 - Valuations & markets
23:16 - Start-up Investments
28:21 - 29:25 - 2024 Outlook & Personio IPO?

Links

Jens Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-bender/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Natalie Matalon joined The Stepstone Group in May 2023 as Chief People Officer, drawing on 27 years of business and people transformation experience. Natalie began her career in banking, before switching to human resources over 12 years ago. Since then, she has held a variety of leadership positions in People Strategy, Analytics and Operations for Capital One, Google and Farfetch. Born in Israel, Natalie studied at Cornell University and holds an MBA from London Business School.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro and context
08:54 - Labour market trends
17:54 - Talent Intelligence
26:54 -  Leadership attributes for the future

Links

Natalie -https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-matalon-tepekoylu-667233/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/
Thomas e-mail: [email protected]
pplwise: https://pplwise.com/