Ep86: A Culture ‘Rebelution’: Stephen Childs, CHRO, Panasonic Automotive

Stephen describes the role of culture in the transformation that has taken place at Panasonic Automotive over recent years. Summarising before and after metrics, Stephen openly shares successes and learnings along the way.

Sharing the benefits of building transparency in an organisation, Stephen describes his approach, and examples of how a transparent culture has helped identify and address opportunities to improve business performance.

Advocating that all HR professionals have the opportunity to step out of HR thinking into business leadership thinking, Stephen asks you to take your seat in leading a ‘culture rebelution’! 

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about:

[4:10]    Culture at the centre of transformation

[7:00]    Successes and learnings in the culture change process

[10:15]  The measurable results of culture change

[13:20]  Turning HR discussions into business discussions  

[18:00]  Building transparency

[22:00]  Your seat at the leadership table

[25:00]  Volunteering, transformation, and leadership coaching

[30:30]  Pay equity – an example of transparency helping drive change

[34:00]  Take responsibility for the role you might not even have yet…

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