People Matters

Eva Majercsik of Genesys on ‘embracing empathy’

23 hours ago by Mastufa Ahmed in Learning & Development, #TheSkillsConundrum

In a conversation with People Matters, Eva Majercsik, Chief People Officer at Genesys, discusses company values – Embrace Empathy, Fly-in Formation, and Go Big – in the context of upskilling employees.

Unilever’s CLO on addressing the skills gap

19th Oct 2021 by Bhavna Sarin in Learning & Development, HR Technology, #TheSkillsConundrum

Tim Munden, Chief Learning Officer, Unilever, talks to People Matters about weaving learning and well-being in the flow of work, and the essentials to building a high-performing leadership and workforce that thrive through uncertainty.

David Thomas of HSBC on future of 'learning'

18th Oct 2021 by Mastufa Ahmed in Learning & Development, Skilling, #TheSkillsConundrum, #HybridWorkplace

Flexible working has long been part of the culture at HSBC, but the pandemic accelerated and normalised it. How did the firm turn flexible working into an opportunity for agile learning? In this exclusive interview with People Matters, David Thomas, Asia Head of HR at HSBC, casts a new light on learning amid the pandemic and tells us how he envisions the future of work.

Rapid-fire interview with AMD's Ruth Cotter

15th Oct 2021 by Mastufa Ahmed in C-Suite, #RapidFire, #TheSkillsConundrum

In a candid conversation with People Matters, Ruth Cotter, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, HR & IR at AMD shares with us her learnings from the pandemic and her take on embracing the hybrid work model.

'Have a growth mindset to elevate oneself'

14th Oct 2021 by Mint Kang in Learning & Development, Skilling, #TheSkillsConundrum

Learning and skilling can't just be confined to your job scope or to present-day requirements, says Stephenie Teo, Head of Learning and Talent Management, Bank of Singapore. People need to know the purpose of their role, and build upon that.

New ways of working in Australia

13th Oct 2021 by Anushree Sharma in Talent Management, Life @ Work, #HybridWorkplace, #COVID-19

Organisations and leaders need to seize the moment rather than bounce back to how things were. Damien Sheehan, Country Head Australia, IWG, talks about the different facets of what it means to return to the workplace and the future of workplaces, in an interaction with us.

Solving the skills gap

12th Oct 2021 by Andreas Schleicher in Skilling, C-Suite, #TheSkillsConundrum

Skills have become the global currency of 21st-century economies. But this ‘currency’ depreciates rapidly as the requirements of labour markets evolve and individuals lose the skills they do not use.

Focus on the fundamentals to close the skills gap

11th Oct 2021 by Mint Kang in Skilling, #TheSkillsConundrum

The skills that organisations need will continually change, says Aditi Jain, Senior Director and HR Business Partner at Twilio; so rather than chasing specialisations, organisations should work to equip their employees with core fundamentals.

Employees' mental well-being in post-pandemic era

10th Oct 2021 by Prakriti Poddar in Employee Relations, #GuestArticle, #MentalHealth, #COVID-19

People are now more than ever experiencing a feeling of anxiety, helplessness, grief and depression. Thus organisations and in turn, HR managers need to be alert of the signs of mental health issues among employees and come out with ways to support them efficiently.

Indra Nooyi: Asking for a raise is 'cringeworthy'

8th Oct 2021 by Rachel Ranosa in Diversity, Compensation & Benefits, Leadership, Culture

'I cannot imagine working for somebody and saying my pay is not enough,' the former CEO of PepsiCo said. The remark has been seen as largely detrimental to the fight for gender pay equity.