Dieter Veldsman PhD is an Organisational Psychologist with a strong focus on strategic HR, talent, digital HR organisational design and development. He was awarded the CHRO of the year in 2021 by the Chief HR Officer Society of South Africa. He has 15 plus years of experience across the HR value chain and lifecycle having worked for and consulted with various multinational corporations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, APAC and Latin America. He has held the positions of groups CHRO people in organisational effectiveness executive, Principal, consultant, and chief scientist research and development. I became aware of Dieter via the Academy to Innovate Human Resources, or AIHR, where I was completing a certificate in People Analytics. This organisation provides incredible resources and thought leadership for HR professionals to develop their knowledge and capability so we can continually enhance our organisational outcomes. Chapter Markers 6:06 Why it is an exciting time to be in HR 7:37 The changing perception around who HR exists for 10:03 Reimagining work to reimagine the workforce 15:10 The real meaning of human centric organisations 19:06 Taking care to avoid confusing flexibility and freedom 23:20 How we leave things a little better than we found them 26:31 Making work enjoyable 29:06 Moving into the human experience era 35:25 Nurturing curiosity to thrive 42:24 Why we can all benefit from sharing talent Connect with Dieter on LinkedIn AIHR on LinkedIn The Reimagined Workforce podcast is brought to you by Workforce Transformations Australia Pty. Ltd. All opinions expressed are the speaker's and not the organisations they represent. If you have a story about a workforce transformation to share and would like to be a guest on this podcast, please contact us at [email protected]. Connect with Kath Hume on LinkedIn