In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by my guest Milly Christmann, Vice President, HR at Vistar, A PFG Company.

Episode highlights

[03:41] - How Vistar became heavily disrupted but managed to pivot

[08:52] - Milly shares the immediate changes to their HR function and the importance of communication

[12:07] - How Vistar are continuing to keep their people safe

[12:54] - How our jobs have shifted to tactical jobs and why there's no time for strategic planning?

[14:52] - "if somebody doesn't know clearly who's job it is... it's HR's job"

[16:29] - The toll this crisis has taken on Milly and the difficult choices she has had to make

[21:02] - How we can 'refuel' each other by taking time out to recognise those around us

[26:11] - What are some of the changes that you've made during COVID that you would like to keep?

[28:58] - How this crisis has helped us see the talents of our people in a new light

[32:13] - How Milly is shifting to a culture of formalised check ins

[34:20] - How can we best maintain a connection with our people on the ground?

[37:22] - Why we need to get better at goal setting but most importantly checking up on those goals

[39:33] - HR Leaders Quick Fire Round

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