“When I moved to the Netherlands from New York in my previous role at ING, it's the first time I'd worked in a country where English wasn't the first language.
Meetings would start in Dutch. The water cooler chat was in Dutch and I didn't understand many of the social references. I felt like an outsider. If I'd been new, I think I would have left”, says Nicola Grant, Chief People Officer at Hiscox.
“Hiring diverse people and having an inclusive workplace is hard for anyone to disagree with. Getting diverse talent is one thing, but setting them up for success is another“,
On the podcast next week, Nicola talks to Nick Hoadley about:
🟡 not planning her career path and saying ‘yes’ to exciting opportunities
🟡 what she learned in her 17 years at ING in London, NYC and Amsterdam
🟡 her motivation for changing HR to People when she joined Hiscox
🟡 growth opportunities in America under Hiscox USA CEO, Mary Boyd
🟡 how the skills required for many insurance roles are industry agnostic
🟡 the importance of data to identify specific issues in delivering a DEI strategy
🟡 why ERGs need to be inclusive and include allies
🟡 how Hiscox is building diversity for the future through junior talent pipelines
🟡 why it’s incumbent on HR teams to make unbiased hiring processes as easy as possible
🟡 and not being able to think your way in to new behaviours
“You have to take action. There's a book called ‘Act fast and fix it’, but that is such great advice. I would take progress over perfection every day.”
Episode available Tuesday 02 July at:
https://lnkd.in/gnBYiU7M
https://apple.co/3vkckzH
https://spoti.fi/3rt43sm
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