Perspectives by Humand: Recent Episodes
Erika Giorgana
Ideas worth telling, provocative thinking and transformative insights from thought leaders, researchers, writers, entrepreneurs all sharing different perspectives around Business, Technology and People. Perspectives is a series of interviews with smart, amazing and interesting people. Erika Giorgana-CEO & Founder of Humand, talks to entrepreneurs, professionals, experts, celebrities and thought leaders bringing together different angles, points of views and a new perspective into the world of business.
In this episode, Erika Giorgana, CEO & Founder at Humand, engages in a compelling conversation with Tom Dewaele, Global Head of People Experience at Google. Together, they explore the intricacies of Employee Experience (EX) and share exclusive insights about the pivotal role of EX in fostering a thriving workplace culture, unlocking productivity, and shaping the future of work. Tune in for a deep dive into strategies and perspectives that illuminate how to create an irresistible organisation.
In today's digital age, data has become a crucial asset for organisations of all sizes and industries. The power of data lies in its ability to provide insights into employees and customer behaviour, market trends, and operational efficiency, enabling businesses to make informed decisions and improve performance. In this episode Erika Giorgana CEO and Founder of Humand talks with Renzo Casapia CEO of Coursera about how the effective use of data can give companies a competitive edge, enhance customer experience, drive innovation, making it an essential component of any successful business strategy.
How to build Organisational Resilience with a new operating system? Ravin Jesutahsan is a recognised futurist, global though leader and bestselling author on the future of work and human capital. In this episode Ravin and Erika Giorgana CEO & Founder of Humand speak about how organisations are holing themselves back by continuing to define work as "jobs". In a new work operating system, current and future work is deconstructed into skill required to perform the given task. Freeing work form the "job" is an act of agility and brings Talent Agility to life!
There is no better example of a Servant leader than Jesus Christ. No matter our religion or beliefs, we all can learn so about His life and the way He lead. Servant leaders place themselves at the service of the people, the mission and the vision. Leaders are “to serve, not to be served” (Matt 20:28; Mark 10:25).Servant leadership is characterised by the desire to serve and empower others by focusing on inspiring and enabling people to achieve their full. Servant leadership is following the example of Jesus when he washed the feet of his disciples (John 13:1-17).In this interview Erika Giorgana- CEO & Founder of Humand speaks with Priest Jorge Obregón on how CEO's and young people can lead through Purpose, Service, Authenticity and Humility.
If you want your organization to be successful, it takes more than doing what you were doing to make it through this next decade. You need to identify where you are, where you want to be and make not only technology changes but adopt new people behaviours. Caroline Stokes is the author of Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies To Save Your Company (Entrepreneur Press, 2019) and podcast host of The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter. As the CEO and founder of FORWARD, she leads executive search, coaching and EQ consulting assignments for clients such as Facebook, Microsoft and the World Bank. In this Podcast Erika Giorgana- CEO & Founder of Humand and Caroline Stoke share their perspectives on EQ organisations and its impact on business today.
Hybrid working will require a hybrid workplace, but what does that look like? Well, the answer is 'don't think about the desk, think about the rest'. Every business is different and will probably approach hybrid working differently, so if you’re moving offices or looking to redesign your office space, there are key considerations you should be thiking ahead of making any workplace decisions. In this podcast, Juan Pablo Serrano - Mexican arquitecto, internationally recognised for his workplace project designs and Erika Giorgana CEO & Founder of Humand, share their perspectives on how to create hybrid workplaces that can really work.
To thrive in this ever-complex environment, leaders need to be strong in mind, heart and body. Future-fit leaders are deeply connected to a meaningful and ongoing purpose. They are extremely clear on who they are, what they stand for and what mark they want to make on the world. They work hard to improve every day and push them selves to go 'the extra mile'. In this inspirational interview, Dorn Wenninger tells us how he pushed himself even further... '183.531' miles, to be accurate. Dorn is one of only 200 people in the world who have run 7 marathons, in 7 consecutive days, in 7 different continents. He is a top-executive of multinational company, former SVP at Walmart, father of two beautiful girls, and an amazing human being who helps communities in needs Mexico. In this interview he shares with Erika Giorgana, CEO & Founder of Humand his perspectives on what it takes to be a Future-fit leader.
What can business leaders learn form a Pianist? Find your purpose, find what excites you, discover what you feel passionate about and go for it. In this interview Juan Pablo Horcasitas, globally recognised Mexican pianist shares with Erika Giorgana Humand CEO & Founder his perspectives on discovering and living your purpose.
Never has communication been more important - and never have we seen so many leaders searching for the ‘magic formula’ to be able to speak to inspire. Communication can be a powerful source of positive change. But how can leaders be great communicators?
By 2025, the World Economic Forum estimates that 85 million jobs may be displaced by automation while 97 million new roles may emerge. How are companies preparing their people and their businesses to face this reality? In this episode of Perspectives, Erika Giorgana, CEO of Humand, talks to Paddy Hull, VP of the Future of Work at Unilever about Unilever’s commitments to prepare the people for the future of work. In this inspiring conversation Paddy shared how Unilever is pioneering new employment models like U-Work and working to equip everyone with future-fit skills with Flex Experiences.
The world of work is constantly expanding, evolving, innovating. But today’s organisations aren’t. Because closed silos and rigid hierarchies limit their employees basically to do just one job, at one function, for one organisation. The future of work is all about Organisational Agility, Talent Agility, Career Agility and Sourcing Agility. It’s about being able to move the right people in all the right place using a single pool of both external and internal talent. It’s about empowering people to develop new skills, find exciting new opportunities, and build their dream career on their terms. Companies like Unilever, HSBC, Novartis and other ‘ahead of curve’ companies are already making this happen and platforms like Gloat are bringing this to life!
The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, brings new challenges but also opportunities to business leaders and CEO's. The actions of executives and their teams now, in the midst of this crisis, will significantly determine their fate. Crisis, replaced with both complexity and change, requires executives to both lead and manage effectively. It is not just about focusing on the daily metrics or share price, revenue and costs. These are important, of course, however, they are the outcome of coordinated efforts of people. Focus on people and the rest will come. In this episode Lauro Gonzalez, former Satmex CEO shares with us his own experience, learnings and perspectives on Leading Organisations through a Crisis?
Nick Leeson is an English former derivatives trader notorious for bankrupting Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank. He was a rogue trader who made fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades, and his actions led directly to 1995 collapse of the bank, for which he was sentenced to prison. The error account's losses exceeded £208 million. Leeson followed a "doubling strategy: every time he lost money, he would double the amount that was lost in order to recoup the amount. It worked several times, Nick gained credibility and power within the organisation, his team and clients. However, the Kobe earthquake hit early on the 17 of January sending markets and Lesson, into a tailspin. In this episode Leeson shares his life story and his perspective about how business culture, leadership, resilience, systems and controls can all lead to the success or failure of a person and an organisation.
Eric Perez Grovas is Co-Founder and General Partner at Jaguar Ventures. Eric is also board member of Walmart Mexico and Co-Founder and President of the board of the Mexican Association of Online Sales. Eric serves as mentor Internet Entrepreneurs at Endeavor, 500 Startups Mexico, Startup Chile among others. In this episode Eric shares with us his perspective on the lessons large corporations can learn from Startups.
Macario Schettino is a Mexican economist and political analyst who calls himself "dedicated to the analysis of the reality". Macario is a worldwide recognised author and speaker and has a masters economic, a doctorate in administration and a second doctorate in history. In this episode Macario shares with us his perspective about what is happening in LATAM from a combined social, political and economic point of view. Will Humanity thrive in this VUCA World?
Samie is recognised as one of the world's leading voices on values and culture change. He has won a host of accolades including Most Visionary Business Transformation CEO, Game Changer of the Year and Most Influential CEO of the Year. In 2019, he presented a Ted Talk on Why Business Needs Our Humanity, which brought the subject to the forefront of leader's hearts and minds. In this episode Samie shares with us his perspective on the impact of Covid 19 pandemic, the challenges of Digital and Agile Organisational Transformations, and the future of work from the human side.