Chapmancg Global Hr Interviews

The newness of social media has finally worn off and it’s become as ubiquitous as the mobile phone. Its pervasiveness has impacted how we communicate, how we access information, and how companies source its future employees. Knowing from which social media platforms high performing employees come and how to parse the vast amounts of information available about candidates is critical in developing talent strategies for the future. Angela Ryan, Global Chief HR and Talent Officer at GroupM, discusses the importance of leveraging social media in Talent strategies.

The pharmaceutical industry is complex and grows even more so with changes in healthcare requirements, technology, government legislation, and increasing customer demands. Everyone knows that innovation is a critical component to success, but innovation isn’t cheap. Finding and developing future leaders who understand the diverse challenges facing pharmaceutical companies, who are knowledgeable about its products and services, and who can navigate the external market pressures and regulations can often time be a monumental task in and of itself. Anis Baig, Global Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Mobility at Teva Pharmaceuticals, discusses Global Talent strategies within the pharmaceutical industry.

As emerging markets continue to have more impact on the way global organisations operate, we are seeing an increase in the Chinese and Asian Expat on overseas assignment. They offer a different perspective, and in some cases, a different way of achieving results. Gang Zheng, Vice President of Human Resource for Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain Global, discusses the rise of the Chinese and Asian expatriate in multinational organisations.

Multinationals are locked in a global competition for top talent. Organisations are reviewing their current strategies or creating new ones in an effort to attract and retain the right kind of leaders for future success. But how do you design a unified global talent strategy that is aligned across various geographical and cultural marketplaces? Serap Zel, Director of Talent Acquisition and Development at BIC, discusses the key components of a successful global talent acquisition strategy.

The need for HR leaders who can think like HR business strategists is growing. Future HR leaders will need to discuss key business drivers in the context of organizational resources—both from the people perspective as well as the technological one. The success of future HR leaders will hinge upon their ability to leverage enterprise HR best practices across multiple business units in different geographic locations that include both developed and emerging markets. Rahul Sharma, Global Head Corporate Executive Learning at Novartis International AG discusses HR process flow in large, multi-business organisations.

Attracting the right kind of talent requires that your employer branding appeals to those individuals who can help your organisation grow. But what attracts a potential employee in an established market doesn’t necessarily hold the same value for someone working in an emerging one. Cassie Fleming, Talent Sourcing Hub Leader for India, Middle East, and Africa at Microsoft, discusses effective talent acquisition strategies in emerging markets.

Change is never easy. Transforming an organisation’s culture is an initiative that requires business leaders to analyse their strengths, as well as their weaknesses. And in a lot of cases, it means saying goodbye to legacy systems and behaviours that have been shown to impede future success. Dr Urs Karkoschka, Head of Human Resources for Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa at Novartis, discusses effective cultural transformation.

Despite the plethora of technological advances and diversity and inclusion efforts of the past few decades, the stark gender bias in leadership roles still remains. Women are more likely to attend college, graduate, and enter the workforce, yet there are less than 5% of females at the helm of global multinational organisations. Therese Sevaldsen, Head of Human Resources for the Middle East and Turkey at Philips, discusses women in leadership roles and the unconscious gender bias that still exists today.

A good HR leader has a solid understanding of business operations and objectives. But an effective HR leader not only understands the basic principles of the organisation, but also knows how to strategically help their business leaders achieve future growth. Alison James, Chief Human Resources Officer at Société BIC, discusses how to build a great HR career and become an effective leader.

Given the time commitment and financial investment required during a merger or acquisition, it’s somewhat surprising the number of them that fail as a result of differing cultures—essentially two sides unable to find a common platform on which to move forward. Not enough attention is given to the integration of two organisations—their values, processes, and ways of communicating, which collectively define how they interact with employees as well as customers. Thomas Kraabel, Vice President of Human Resources for Asia at Pall Filtration, discusses the importance of integration and cultural due diligence during an acquisition.

The rise of the matrix organisation has meant the emergence of a truly multicultural workplace. As business leaders, we understand the importance of diversity: the integration of different ideas, perspectives, and priorities to yield a superior, highly relevant, and diversified product or service. But achieving that—bringing together a team from different business units, geographies, and cultures—to work on a shared purpose is easier said than done and poses a real challenge for many organisations. Alessandro Preda, Chief Executive Officer at Autogrill-Europe and former CHRO, discusses how to get the most out of the new matrix, multicultural workplace.

The global talent shortage is forcing every organization to create an employer value proposition that extends beyond compensation. Companies are forced to evaluate not only how they pay for performance, but the entire employer-employee dynamic: working hours, workplace set-up and location, training and development offerings, not to mention internal and external communications. And with employees seeming to have so many options, how does an organization become an employer of choice? How do you retain high performing employees and keep them engaged when competition is so fierce? Boyd Williams, Asia Pacific Human Resources Director at Bacardi-Martini*, discusses how to retain key talent for future growth in a highly competitive marketplace. (Since the recording of this podcast, Boyd has moved on from Bacardi-Martini).

The role of HR has evolved from one of a transactional nature to one that aligns itself with the business to help achieve organisational success. But to do this, it is critical that HR becomes adept at building relationships based on trust and credibility. HR must be able to influence business decisions for the greater good of the organisation—yet many HR teams struggle to achieve the necessary buy-in from the business they need to deliver the best solutions for the organisation. Carl Segerstrom, AVP & Head of HR for Europe and Canada at Merck discusses how to create HR as a credible business partner.

Learning to lead in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous environment has been key to our survival on many levels. But advancing technologies has given us an excess of options and has increased the speed and distance in which we interact with one another. It has created a new environment where different leadership attributes are needed. Merche del Valle, Regional Head of Talent, Leadership and Organisational Development at Prudential Corporation Asia, discusses the evolution of leadership and how to lead in today’s world. For more information on the C World, please refer to Merche's article "Vuca is so last season...Are you Ready for the C World"? ://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vuca-so-last-seasonare-you-ready-c-world-merche-del-valle

The power of social media is its ability to streamline information and make it accessible. It creates connections and develops new relationships with the click of a button. More and more employers are harnessing this power to increase their business and communications effectiveness, while at the same time more and more employees are using their social media profiles to increase their marketability. Oscar Fuchs, Managing Director and Co-founder of ChapmanCG, and Matt Chapman, CEO of ChapmanCG, discuss social media in the workplace and what it means for the future workplace.

A key hurdle for all organisational success is finding the right talent that can help grow the business. Regardless of the industry, region, or company size, the demand for high-quality talent that can grow to become future leaders has never been greater. This intense competition for talent has created the need for a landscape where high potential and high performing employees can excel. Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel, Global Head of Human Resources Officer at Egmont, discusses their plans to create a corporate environment where talent can flourish.

As new markets emerge, businesses jump at the opportunity to develop new revenue sources, but an entry strategy that works in one market doesn’t always work in another. With so many new markets emerging in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, they’ve finally gained a seat at the strategy table. More business leaders are accepting that to succeed, they can no longer take the top-down (or West to East) approach, but they must listen to and introduce ideas that originate from these markets. Joy Xu Jing Hui, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, APAC region at PepsiCo*, discusses how APAC and the Middle East and Africa are beginning to set the global HR stage. (*Since the recording of this podcast, Joy has moved on from PepsiCo.)

Everyone uses social media—or at least it can feel that way. Between LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, the overwhelming majority of our professional and personal contacts are online in some form. So why not use it as a tool to gather more information about your potential job candidates? Michael Pilnick, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer at First Advantage, discusses the appropriateness of using social media when evaluating potential employees for your organisation.

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One of the toughest recruitment challenges is not just finding talent who meet today’s business needs, but also finding talent who show the potential to grow and evolve with the organisation. Talent experts are building pipelines and looking to digital and social media solutions to help identify the next generation of employees who possess the potential to turn into business leaders. Maarten van Beek, the HR Director at ING, discusses how to recruit talent to serve a company’s growth strategy.