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Episode Synopsis
Join Chris Chesterman (Head of Sales, HowNow) as he speaks to Zarina Ward, Global Chief People Officer at Kantar Public.
They discuss lessons from Zarina’s recruitment experience, how the commercial mindset helps CPOs have better conversations, lessons from big career wins and things that didn’t pay off, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0
Running order
0:00 Intro to Zarina and her career journey
5:54 Lessons from the recruitment industry
9:08 Applying a commercial mindset as a CPO
17:19 Lessons from big career wins
21:32 Lessons from things that didn’t pay off
26:40 CPO qualities and coaching experiences
34:16 Quickfire questions
Find Zarina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarinaward/Find Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chesterman/
They discuss lessons from Zarina’s recruitment experience, how the commercial mindset helps CPOs have better conversations, lessons from big career wins and things that didn’t pay off, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0
Running order
0:00 Intro to Zarina and her career journey
5:54 Lessons from the recruitment industry
9:08 Applying a commercial mindset as a CPO
17:19 Lessons from big career wins
21:32 Lessons from things that didn’t pay off
26:40 CPO qualities and coaching experiences
34:16 Quickfire questions
Find Zarina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarinaward/Find Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chesterman/
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