Episode 62: Leading with humanity: Pauly Grant, Chief Talent Officer, Publicis Groupe ANZ

Sharing her views on the shift in business and the focus on people, Pauly provides an overview of initiatives such as Publicis Groupe ANZ’s Reconciliation Action Plan.

Having launched a flexible working policy before Covid, Pauly discusses how this is helping people and performance post Covid, and how the launch process uncovered some unexpected biases…

A wonderful advocate for radical disruption, Pauly describes the need for us to lead with humanity, and to help our colleagues, our leaders and CEOs, do the same.

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

[3:00] Launching a flexible working policy before Covid, and the impact post Covid

[6:30] Discovering unexpected biases towards flexibility and performance

[11:00] Business results and impact in people-led companies

[14:50] Mapping HR to ESG and the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals

[16:30] Developing a Reconciliation Plan and listening to our elders

[23:30] Returning to work after parental leave – Cub Care

[29:00] Radical disruption and leading with humanity at the heart

Referenced resources

Cutting Edge Parental & Family Leave Policy and Practice

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