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How to Understand What Your Workforce Really Wants

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Fredericka Butler to discuss how you can understand what your workforce really wants, as well as the changing role of leadership in HR, how employee expectations are changing and how Fredericka prepares her leaders for this important shift.

Fredericka Butler is the Head of HR, Mass Biologics at Takeda. She is an HR executive with diverse experiences across multiple industries and a proven track record of building strong relationships across senior leadership teams.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:15 Fredericka’s journey to HR Site Leader at Takeda Pharmaceuticals

10:30 How employee expectations are changing

16:10 The changing role of leadership in HR

21:04 How Fredericka is preparing her leaders for the shift in employee expectations

24:10 How to nurture employee expectation in your company

26:09 Why leaders need to be continually developing

30:04 HR Leaders quick fire round


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