This episode features an interview with Stephen Lochhead, Senior Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Expedia Group, and your host Sultan Saidov, Co-Founder and President at Beamery. Stephen has worked for some of the world’s most successful businesses and helped them rethink the conventional ways in which a broad talent agenda can have the best impact. His spike is bringing the outside in and taking a creative approach to disrupt the status quo.

Stephen discusses how to unlock purpose and potential in your workforce, hiring for success and creating continuity in hiring programs, and how a strategic planning framework can help you achieve your goals.

About Expedia Group:

Expedia Group powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers.

“I honestly believe that purpose-driven organizations perform better, and there’s a very simple reason behind that. Purpose-driven organizations really campaign hard around unlocking employees’ discretionary effort, and they do that in a number of ways. Sometimes the best way they do that is completely unique to them, so it becomes unrepeatable to other organizations. But typically it’s around why is it that your world of work matters, and how is it that you connect with that on a day-to-day basis.” Stephen Lochhead, Expedia Group

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TimeStamps

*(02:13) - The scope of Stephen’s role at Expedia Group 

*(09:55) - Elevating the recruiter experience by having talent champions

*(13:39) - Ways that skill-based employee development helps you retain talent 

*(17:23) - Unlocking purpose and potential in your workforce

*(20:53) - Why you need to treat your talent like you treat your customers

*(27:12) - Creating continuity in hiring programs

*(36:51) - Strategic planning framework that helps you achieve your goals

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The Talent Blueprint is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery's Talent Lifecycle Management Platform makes it possible for companies to deliver more human talent experiences and unlock the skills and potential of their global workforce using industry leading AI. Learn more at beamery.com.

Links

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