Best Griffith Asia Podcasts (2026)

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Inside Org Design: What Leaders Get Wrong and How to Fix It: Iwan de Leeuw, Global Organisation Design Leader, ABB 45:35

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Iwan de Leeuw is the Global Organisation Design Leader at ABB, where he leads enterprise-wide strategies to optimise structures, capabilities, and performance. With over 2 decades of international HR experience, he has held senior roles across GE, Techcombank, and Toll Group, specialising in organisation design, talent development, and large-scale …

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#18: Curiosity Over Control: Leading Through Change with Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs 40:14

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*Hosted by Daniel Marva In this episode, I sat down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist-turned-founder of Ness Labs, whose work reshapes how we think about decision-making, burnout, and clarity under pressure. Anne-Laure breaks down the psychology behind why we chase certainty and how tiny experiments can lead to growth, especially in high-s…

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Transforming Schools, Shaping Cultures: Abhilasha Deshmukh (Group HR Director at Global Schools Group) 35:44

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As Group HR Director at Global Schools Foundation, Abhilasha leads people strategy, talent development, and organisational transformation across 12 international school brands in 11 countries, supporting more than 5,500 employees worldwide. Her career spans over two decades in senior HR leadership roles across Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East…

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How Top HR Leaders Operationalize Wellness by Humanizing Leadership: Jolene Huang (Chief Talent Officer, SG & SEA at Publicis Groupe) 35:41

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Jolene is Publicis Groupe’s Chief Talent Officer for Singapore and the Southeast Asia markets. She is passionate about creating positive change that is practical yet engaging and fun for employees. She has more than 20 years of experience in the HR field, driving company-wide changes and building HR teams across varied industries, from government a…

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#17: Orchestrating a Global AI Supply Chain with Marina Guimarães of Microsoft 34:05

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Marina Guimarães helps lead Microsoft’s $168.9 billion Cloud Supply Chain, an invisible but essential infrastructure powering AI, data centers, and global digital services. I spoke with Marina about the strategy behind hyper-scale operations, the surprising pace of sustainability-led innovation, and how a people-first mindset anchors the entire tra…

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From Complexity to Empowerment: Airbus’ Approach to Decentralized Leadership: Paul Coignec (Head of HR, APAC at Airbus) 38:08

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Paul Coignec is the Head of Human Resources for Asia-Pacific at Airbus, a role he has held since February 2023. Based in Singapore, he leads the people strategy and HR operations across all business divisions, supporting over 3,500 employees in 11 countries. Having spent his entire career with Airbus, Paul has held diverse HR leadership roles acros…

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Unpacking the 3 Pillars of Strategic Change Management: Pauline Tay (VP of HR, APAC at Griffith Foods) 32:51

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As VP of Human Resources – Asia Pacific at Griffith Foods, Pauline drives regional HR strategy to support business transformation and growth. With over 30 years of global experience, she has led change management, culture, and leadership programs across APAC, Europe, and the Americas. Pauline holds an MBA in International Business and is a Certifie…

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The Future of Workspaces: Steelcase’s Agile, Inclusive Approach: Patrick Woo (HR Director, APAC at Steelcase) 43:52

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Patrick Woo is the Director of Human Resources at Steelcase Asia Pacific. With a diverse professional background in both the private and public sectors, ranging from government and aviation to management consulting and manufacturing. Patrick is well-experienced in leading and partnering with global teams across Asia Pacific and North America. He is…

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Global HR Leadership: Balancing Culture and Change: Luigi Bellopede, VP HR Asia Pacific at Prysmian 33:25

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As Vice President of HR Asia Pacific at Prysmian, Luigi Bellopede leads people strategy across nine countries for over 3,100 employees. With 20 years of international HR experience, he has held senior leadership roles in retail, manufacturing, and the pharmaceutical sector, with deep expertise in M&A. At Prysmian, Luigi previously served as SVP of …

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The Missing Link: Strategic HR and the Power of Skills Taxonomy: Gary Lee 30:17

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As Organisation & Business Partner Director at Dassault Systèmes, Gary Lee drives workforce transformation, talent strategy, and organisational performance globally. He has held senior HR leadership roles in European and Danish multinationals, designing global talent programmes for 18,000+ employees and shaping organisational development across APA…

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Unifying Brand and Culture from Within: Justin Low (Chief Communications & Talent Experience Officer APAC, Omnicom Media Group) 41:25

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As Omnicom Media Group’s Chief Communications and Talent Experience Officer for Asia Pacific, Justin leads regional branding, marketing communications, and talent experience strategies across the network and its agencies. With nearly 20 years of multinational experience in Singapore, Shanghai, and New York, Justin brings deep expertise in corporate…

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Humanising People Strategy With Listening and Data: Dawn Wong (Head of People & Experience, VaynerMedia) 38:13

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Dawn Wong is a human-centric HR leader with over 20 years of experience across diverse industries, including technology, e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, and media. As Head of People & Experience, APAC at VaynerMedia, she leads with empathy to build inclusive cultures and create moments that matter across the talent lifecycle. Prior to VaynerMedi…

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AI Without ROI: Why HR Needs to Rethink Analytics & Take the Leap: Alexander Bøe (Head of People & Ops, Telenor Asia) 36:40

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Alexander Bøe is a strategic HR leader with over a decade of experience in human capital management, organisational design, and business operations. As Head of People & Operations at Telenor Asia, he drives workforce transformation, talent strategy, and operational excellence across diverse markets. His career spans key leadership roles at Telenor …

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The Digital Mindset Shift: Why Future of Work Is Human-Led and AI-Augmented: Larissa Murmann (Digital CHRO, Unilever International) 47:51

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Larissa Murmann is the Digital Chief HR Officer at Unilever International, leading the transformation of people, culture, and digital strategy in Unilever’s fastest-growing business unit. With over 15 years of global HR experience, she has worked across Singapore, Switzerland, the US, Argentina, Spain, and Mexico, driving large-scale organisational…

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Data-Driven Culture Building in Hospitality: Edina Szabó (Associate Director, People & Culture, SEA Pacific, Radisson Hotel Group) 37:51

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Edina Szabó is the Associate Director of People & Culture for South-East Asia Pacific at Radisson Hotel Group, where she drives talent development and employee engagement strategies across the region.She brings 13 years of experience across Europe and SEAP, spanning hospitality, tech, and energy, and was named one of Asia’s Top HR Leaders 2024. Bac…

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Cracking the Code on Multi-Gen Leadership: From Gen X to Gen Z: Effin Jamalludin (Head of People at Singlife) 41:54

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Effin Jamalludin is the Executive Director and Head of People & Organisation Development at Singlife, with over a decade of experience in leadership development, succession planning, and organisational design. A board-registered psychologist and certified Strengths Coach, he has held leadership roles at TikTok, ByteDance, Korn Ferry, and Heidrick &…

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Empowering Women in HR Leadership: Breaking Barriers with Joon Tan (VP HR Global Marketing, Schneider Electric) 36:07

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Joon Tan is the Vice President of HR for Global Marketing at Schneider Electric, with over 25 years of experience in the HR field across multiple industries. Her distinguished career includes contributions to major organizations such as Dell, United Airlines, SPH, and Mercer Consulting. Known for her strategic insights in building great workplaces …

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Driving Cultural Change and Engagement in Retail Workforce: Ankur Sawhney (Global People and Culture Director at 7-Eleven, DFI Retail Group) 40:16

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Ankur Sawhney is the Group People & Culture Director for 7-Eleven at DFI Retail Group, overseeing the people strategy for 7-Eleven operations across China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. With over 15 years of HR leadership experience, he has led organisational design, culture transformation, and change management initiatives, building high-perfor…

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Fit for Role: Redefining Performance and Potential in HR: Norbert Modla (VP of HR at BD) 40:19

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Norbert Modla is the Vice President of Human Resources for Greater Asia at Becton Dickinson (BD), a leading global medical device company. With a career spanning the U.S., Europe, and Asia, he has led HR transformation, M&A, and digital innovation initiatives across diverse industries. He also spent over 8 years in consulting, driving large-scale c…

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Debunking HR Myths and Embracing Change: Benjamin Festin (VP of HR at SP Group) 34:53

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Benjamin Festin is the Vice President of Human Resources at SP Group, with nearly 20 years of HR leadership across diverse industries. He has led talent strategy, organisational design, and change management initiatives, driving workforce transformation and business impact. Previously, he held key HR leadership roles at Dairy Farm Group and Mediaco…

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How to Build Inclusive & Experiential Work Cultures: Vanessa Iloste 38:31

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Vanessa Iloste is the Vice President of Human Resources at Sephora Asia, with over 20 years of HR leadership across the retail and luxury sectors. She has driven HR strategies that enhance business performance, employee engagement, and cultural transformation across diverse markets. Previously, she held key roles at LVMH and Société Générale, leadi…

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Talent to Value: Identifying and Nurturing High Performers: Jayaram Philkana (CHRO at Indorama) 40:01

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Jayaram Philkana is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Indorama Corporation, with over 33 years of global HR experience across the pharmaceuticals, biotech, agriculture, FMCG, and food sectors. Known for driving transformative people strategies, he has led HR operations across 12 countries, spearheaded global transformation programs, and aligned …

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Navigating Career Transitions and Future-Ready Workplaces: Vanessa Teo 34:18

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Vanessa is a strategic HR leader with over 20 years of experience driving business success by empowering people and fostering innovation. As Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at ST Engineering, she leads talent management and supports teams in creating smart urban solutions. Previously, Vanessa held leadership roles at AbbVie, LVMH Gr…

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What Every HR Leader Needs to Know About AI and People Analytics: Dr. Fermin Diez 51:58

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Fermin Diez is a globally renowned HR strategist and thought leader with over 35 years of experience across 40 countries, having served as Regional Head of HR for global MNCs and driving transformative people strategies. He is the co-author of influential books, including ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, 'The Remuneration Handbook' and…

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#16: Pete Baker, VP Human Resources and Communications at Amcor Rigid Packaging 39:35

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Pete Baker is the Vice President for Human Resources and Communications at Amcor Rigid Packaging. Amcor is a world leader in manufacturing packaging for food, beverage, spirits, personal care, home care, and healthcare industries with 61 facilities in 12 countries. Pete previously held senior HR roles at First Abu Dhabi Bank, AP Moller Maersk, and …

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The US Alliance & The Region 44:47

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In consultations across the nation, Australians spoke of the need to have deeper engagement with the region. Authors, Professors Caitlin Byrne and Andrew O'Neil (Griffith University) explain those findings before discussing with Dr Tess Newton-Cain (Project Lead for the Pacific Hub at the Griffith Asia Institute) what this might actually look like.…

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2022: Kirsten Ainley, Australian National University - Research Seminar 37:33

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Shallow Transformation in Justice, Reparation and Development | Kirsten Ainley 6th October 2022By Griffith Asia Institute

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2022: Danielle Chubb, Deakin University - Research Seminar 29:16

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Disability in North Korea: responses from human rights and humanitarian aid | Danielle Chubb 29th August 2022By Griffith Asia Institute

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2022: Lili Mi, Griffith University - Research Seminar 36:09

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Strategic responses to Covid-19: An investigation of Australian firms. | Lili Mi 18 August 2022By Griffith Asia Institute

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In conversation with Dr Peter Dirou 29:57

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Join Dr. Parmendra Sharma, from the Pacific Islands Centre for Development Policy and Research (PICDPR), in conversation with Dr. Peter Dirou, a Pacific finance expert, as they delve into the unique challenges faced by the Pacific region, including climate change, banking, and long-term investment finance. They also address the fitness of the curre…

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#15: Pauline Tay, VP Human Resources, Asia-Pacific at Griffith Foods 16:47

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Pauline Tay brings with her over 25 years of HR experience across diverse industries in industrial consumer goods, and hospitality, and extensive regional and global experience. Pauline has lived and worked in the US and led regional teams across the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. With core expertise in change management and transformation…

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#14: Sarita Das, Co-Founder & CHRO at 3SC Analytics 25:19

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Sarita Das is the co-founder and CHRO of 3SC Analytics, an eight-year-old supply chain tech company led by professionals all across the globe. Earlier in her career, she has been a human resource professional in various MNCs including Visteon, Bayer, Nunhems, Zimmer Biomet, and Electa. Here at 3SC, Sarita has been working closely with the IT execut…

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#13: Connecting the Supply Chain Dots 24:42

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Radu Palamariu recently spoke with Deb Crowe on the topic of changing careers of functions, hard and soft skills to have as a supply chain professional, and establishing connections and having the right mentor in the company. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Radu’s accidental choice of recruitment and supply chain …

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#12: Rushit Shah, Regional Director - Asia Pacific at Alcott Global 25:33

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Rushit comes with 20 Year of Executive Search and Selection with 8 years of Supply Chain Consulting service within APAC. Have worked for more than 40 countries with diversified industries and functionality. In his current role at Alcott Global, he is managing Supply Chain Management (SCM), Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Quality …

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#11: Jim Carling, Segment VP Human Resources at TE Connectivity 40:05

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Jim serves as Vice President Human Resources for the Communications Solutions Segment, Channel Business, and Enterprise Functions at TE Connectivity and is based in the United States. In this role, Jim is responsible for leading the development and execution of the organizations’ talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies to drive…

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#10: Philippa "Pip" Penfold, CEO and Co-Founder at People Collider 36:58

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After 20 years in corporate HR holding senior-level roles, Philippa, or Pip as she is known, decided to focus on helping HR professionals bring together new technology and people in the workplace. Today Pip educates HR professionals about the technology shaping Industry 4.0 incl AI, RPA, and VR, empowering them to play an active role in creating a …

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#09: Swati Patil Rao, Senior Director - Head of APAC Supply Chain & Logistics at Zoetis Inc. 24:58

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Swati Patil Rao is currently the APAC Head of Supply Chain and Logistics for Zoetis, world’s largest producer of medication and vaccinations for animals. Swati brings in 20 year of extensive experience managing diverse aspects of supply chain from site planning to demand forecasting, new product introductions to new Distribution Centre start-ups, r…

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#08: Carlos Torres, Leadership and Talent Senior Director at ASM 41:55

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Carlos Torres is an HR leader with a wide experience including HR Business Partnering, Centre of Expertise and HR Transformation leadership roles. Carlos has extensive experience working with multinational organisations in the USA, UK, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malaysia, Russia, Morocco, Angola, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Trinidad & T…

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#07: Anjali Menon, Regional Head of Talent Center of Competence for APAC and Sub-Saharan Africa at Nestlé 33:29

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Anjali is an HR leader with over 15 years’ experience with proven expertise in leading transformations, talent management, organization design and development, employee engagement and communication, diversity & inclusion, rewards and HR business partnering, across multiple countries. Currently, she is the Regional Head of Talent Centre of Competenc…

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#06: Agnes Goh, Talent Acquisition Vice President, SAPMENA at L’Oréal 24:38

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Agnes is currently leading the Talent Acquisition function at L'Oréal for the SAPMENA Zone that covers markets from Australia, New Zealand to Southeast Asia, to India, Middle East and North Africa. She is part of the SAPMENA HR Leadership team and is responsible for the regional talent acquisition strategy. Agnes joined L'Oréal in June 2019 as the …

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#05: Sonali Roychowdhury, VP HR, Supply Chain & Labour Relations at P&G 30:56

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Sonali is the Vice-President Human Resources for Asia Pacific, India, Middle-East & Africa Supply Chain, Labour Relations and Singapore Headquarters at Procter & Gamble. She has holistic leadership experience of 23 years across P&G, leading multicultural organisations in Country/Region HR leadership, handling mergers /acquisitions, Business Partner…

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#04: Susana Elvira, Chief Human Resources Officer of A.P. Moller – Maersk 34:16

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Susana Elvira is the Chief Human Resources Officer of AP Moller-Maersk. She is a great professional in the HR field and has been with Maersk for close to 20 years in many different roles across different geographies. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: Driving change and why it isn't a straight line - sometimes 3 step…

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#03: Dylan Choong Vice President, Human Resources at Adidas 41:44

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About Dylan Choong: Dylan is the current Vice President, Human Resources for Adidas for the South East Asia as well as Commercial and Global functions for its APAC HQ. Prior to this role, he was Regional Vice President, Human Resources, for Sephora (LVMH) South East Asia where he successfully developed people & organizational capabilities to enable…

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#02: Mette Johansson, Founder and Executive Coach – MetaMind Training and Andrew Bryant, Motivational Speaker & Executive Coach – Self Leadership 41:43

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About Mette Johansson: Mette Johansson is the founder of MetaMind Training, a Singapore-based, globally active training company that transforms managers into leaders. Also, she is the founder and chair of KeyNote Women Speakers, a directory of women speakers, and one of six co-founders of the Inclusive Leaders Institute. She worked in corporate lea…

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#01: Manish Bundhun Chief Human Resources Officer of Rogers Group 44:08

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About Manish Bundhun: Manish is a C-Suite Leader & Executive Coach, with over 18+ years in the field of Human Resources and Organisation Development. Holder of an MBA, he is also a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) & Neuro-Semantics. About Radu Palamariu: Radu is the Managing Director Asia Pacific of Alcott Global and the Gl…