Apr 15, 2024
As the Vice President of Human Resources Middle East and Africa at Hilton, she’s driving the company's award-winning people and culture strategy, overseeing close to 30,000 team members across 120 regional hotels. Meet Marie-Louise Ek, a dynamic leader with an impressive track record of over 23 years. With her groundbreaking initiatives at Sandvik and influential leadership roles at APM Terminals, Bridgestone, Coty, and PepsiCo, she has successfully driven team building, fostered positive employee experiences, and led massive organisational transformations. More than a VP, she's a certified executive coach and a passionate advocate for agility, technology, and well-being. In this episode, Marie-Louise shares Hilton's employee wellness initiatives, talent attraction strategies, employee engagement tips, and ways to navigate workplace challenges. Marie-Louise doesn’t gatekeep her secrets, so tune-in, grab your notepad and get the inside scoop on creating a thriving workplace culture.
Discussion points:
3:34 Why
Marie-Louise chose to study Human Resources
4:25 How HR has
evolved over the years
6:20 The employee
wellness evolution
7:50 The key
aspects of wellness that Hilton focuses on
12:21 Measures
Hilton has adopted for their employees’
wellness
17:11 Educating
employees on preventing health challenges
20:13 How SMEs
can have more engaged employees
26:36
Marie-Louise’s views on working from home and flexible
work
30:55 Differences
in medical insurance in the corporate world
33:47 Investing
time in mentoring employees
36:06 Secrets for
attracting the right talent
43:46 How
wellness is perceived in the West
47:22 4 things
employers need for employee well-being
48:28 Tips by
Marie-Louise to deal with an emotionally charged
situation
50:50 How AI is
making a difference in HR
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