How to Lead Through a Crisis

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 Enjoying our content? Access the shows resources and get access to future episodes first by Subscribing to HR Leaders: www.hrdleaders.com/podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.