S4 EP61: Seeking industry agnostic skills and setting diverse talent up for success
“When you hire for specific experience, then you're always going to have to hire for somebody within the industry”, says Nicola Grant, Chief People Officer at Hiscox.
“When you break it down to the specific jobs to be done and the skills that are required to do them, often those skills are industry agnostic.
There are clearly some examples where that's not the case, but there are many where it is. If we can start to do that, it opens a whole world of new opportunities to new and different talent. But it takes intentional effort.”
In this episode, Nicola talks to Nick Hoadley about:
🟡 joining Hiscox in 2022 to transform and elevate the HR function to become a more strategic partner to the business
🟡 Hiscox USA's growth ambitions under the stewardship of recently appointed US CEO, Mary Boyd
🟡 how her career experience of working abroad has shaped her passion for people and inclusivity and how leadership set the tone
🟡 how getting diverse talent is one thing, but setting them up for success is another
🟡 the key role data plays in DEI strategies and how it can help identify specific issues in delivering it
🟡 why she’s a huge believer in transition planning and rapid support around diverse talent
🟡 investing in 6 employee network groups and why she believes they need to be inclusive and engage with allies
🟡 building up diverse junior talent pipelines through apprenticeships and early careers initiatives
🟡 making diverse hiring as easy as possible for hiring managers and looking for talent before the need arises
“Start before you need to so that you're not in that crisis, urgent rush situation and also be very specific about the jobs to be done in the role and matching the skills needed to those jobs.”
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