Episode 51: Practical ways you can create belonging - Salma de Graaff, CHRO at Skyscanner

Salma discusses her personal experience of race, at home, work and as a CHRO, sharing strategies to create belonging including spaces for conversation and helping all colleagues recognise that everyone is responsible for organisational culture. Reflecting on changes driven by the pandemic, Salma raises the trend of a ‘boomerang employee’ and shares new themes in creating a people plan and employee engagement. I loved Salma’s example of setting work commitments rather than work objectives. Salma encourages us to use simple language to support honest and safe conversations – with straight forward communication at the heart of all work that HR is leading. Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about: [4:22] Supporting through the pandemic, even in seemingly small ways [11:15] Post-pandemic employee engagement and the ‘boomerang employee’ [15:30] Education and the talent pipeline [17:20] Creating a sense of belonging [23:20] Practical ways to bring about change, such as ‘commitments’ [28:00] Using simple language Referenced resources Cutting Edge Parental & Family Leave Policy and Practice “I love How HR Leaders Change the World” – if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show! This helps us achieve our goal, to reach more of your peers, so we can all contribute to further and faster change. Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review”. Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We’ll add a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow How HR Leaders Change the World today!