Sadia Ayaz, CHRO at Fort Bend Women's Center

19/06/2025 10 min

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Revolutionizing Talent Management with Sadia Ayaz on the Built by People PodcastIn this episode of the Built by People Podcast, the host welcomes Sadia, an experienced HR professional. Sadia shares her extensive journey in HR, working with tech giants like Amazon and nonprofits alike. She discusses her book 'Talent Mavericks' which offers actionable strategies for building effective talent functions, focusing on speed, signal, story, and stakeholder engagement.Sadia also emphasizes the importance of retraining in the face of evolving technology and provides a case study from her work at Waste Management. She offers insights on transforming reactive talent management systems to proactive ones, adapting talent strategies across different cultures and organizations, and concludes with advice to view people as potentials to unlock rather than problems to solve.00:00 Welcome and Introduction00:52 Sadia's Career Journey01:48 Insights from 'Talent Mavericks'03:51 Successful Retraining Initiatives06:36 Transforming Talent Management08:43 Adapting Talent Strategies09:43 Parting Advice and ConclusionPrevi is a private pricing network that is free for companies to launch and maintain. It saves employees $2,200/year on essential services like their cell phone and auto insurance bill. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit here to learn more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.