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How To Give HR the Place in Your Organisation it Deserves

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by Anette Bohm to discuss how to give HR the place in your organisation it deserves, as well as her advice for new CHROs stepping into a role and how bpost has nurtured a culture of inclusion.

Anette Bohm is an HR Leader with a career spanning more than 30 years, having steered a number of organisations through complex transitions and built empowered and talented workforces in cross cultural environments and highly competitive markets. She has proven expertise in organisational structure and human capital requirements, as well as aligning HR functions with business goals, providing catalysts to optimising performance, and enhancing productivity.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:10 Anette’s journey to executive committee member and CHRO at bpost

04:36 What to ask when you join a company for the first time

06:10 Why you should never just interact with the leadership team

11:33 How to give HR the place that it deserves

15:54 How management is changing in HR

21:20 Why HR Leaders should prioritise self-reflection

26:20 The advice every employee needs to hear

28:50 Why you should learn active listening

30:35 HR Leaders quick fire round

37:30 Anette’s advice for the HR Leaders of tomorrow


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