An HR Leader’s Guide to Leadership and Engagement with Gordon Simpson

Original production by Thrive HR Exchange
Hosted by Matthew Chapman, Co-creator of Thrive HR Exchange and Founder of ChapmanCG

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The role of a HR leader is constantly evolving, with an increasing focus on being able to engage employees and influence the work environment holistically.

For global logistics company DHL, the pandemic has brought a new level of meaning to its purpose of ‘connecting people, improving lives’. With 8,000 employees in the Global Forwarding business in the Americas alone, Gordon Simpson’s role as SVP HR for this region is no easy feat. Hear Gordon’s insights across:

• ‘Head, heart and guts’ leadership framework in building resilience.

• Connecting employees to purpose with their individual contributions.

• Ensuring health and well-being needs are met for both on-site and remote employees.

Guest Bio:

Gordon Simpson is the Head of Human Resources for DHL Global Forwarding’s Americas’ region based out of Miami, Florida. He is also the global Employee Relations lead for DGF.

In 2006, Gordon began working at DHL as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Asia Pacific region. He led the integration of 21 Asia Pacific countries following the Deutsche Post acquisition of Exel, as well as a number of subsequent reorganisation efforts. He was instrumental in developing and implementing a regional HR strategy to align with divisional and global strategies. He relocated to the US to assume his current role at the start of 2012.

Prior to joining DHL, he worked in HR for various companies around the world in the oil, chemical, and shipping industries, and has lived in South Africa, Thailand, Singapore and the US.

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