HR: Stop Playing It So Safe, with Jakob Ejlsted
Podcast |
HR Leaders
Publisher |
Chris Rainey
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Careers
Management
Publication Date |
Jul 06, 2022
Episode Duration |
01:02:00

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by Jakob Ejlsted, Global Head of Organizational Design & Effectiveness at SABIC, to discuss why HR should stop playing it so safe. 

We talk about the current talent landscape, the risks and opportunities of hybrid working, and how Jakob is designing the organisation to scale.

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Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:15 Jakob Ejlsted’s journey to the Global Head of Organisational Design & Effectiveness at SABIC.

07:09 How Jakob leads the strategic elements of HR

07:30 How Jakob is leading Sabic’s plan to scale

11:10 How Jakob helped BP shift industries

12:08 Think about talent acquisition more holistically

18:27 How to strategically implement remote working

21:57 Why you may not want to leave everything up to employees

23:11 How hybrid working can propagate generational inequalities

25:04 How to build organisations to scale

30:50 The biggest challenge in implementing strategic talent acquisition

33:58 Balancing traditional and innovative business models

36:28 Why integrating culture is so critical

42:25 How Jakob is aligning Sabic’s organisational design

47:23 Jakob’s background as an octopus trainer

51:00 Jakob's hobbies and passions outside the office

53:56 The one thing Jakob would change about HR

1:04:30 What Jakob tells his mentors

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