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Unilever: Do what you love, and you’ll always be motivated

Being within a career you love will inevitably make you better and more interested in your job. For Tim Munden, Chief Learning Officer at Unilever it’s the single most important part of any role, it’s the way he chose his career. Tim Munden speaks exclusively with HRD Connect about the biggest challenges he faces, quashing rigid learning structures and why having a career you love will benefit you and everyone around you.

“You can’t organise your way out of chaos.”

– Tim Munden, Chief Learning Officer

What rewards actually help and benefit employees?

It’s time to redesign benefits and reward offerings to match with employees individual needs, ensuring overall happiness, loyalty and talent retention.

Some companies have started to go above and beyond for their employees. For instance, Air BnB offer each employee £1,413 to travel, Skyscanner offer discounts to local pubs and beauty salons and Google offers their employees free food in their office locations, with a variety of choices.

We discover more about why companies are offering these rewards.

Learning to listen

How can you increase employee engagement when budgets are constantly being put under pressure? Try something as simple as listening. Julia Lindsay, CEO of iOpener Institute for People and Performance explores.

HRD Summit launches in Boston 2019

Major People Leaders’ Summit set to launch in Boston in March 2019, as the HRD Summit expands its successful events portfolio to the US market.

Read below for further details!

Are you the next HR leader? 

Our HR Future Leader’s vote is still open – get voting for who you think will one day make a fantastic all-rounded leader.

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I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect