In this episode of THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT HOT SEAT, Andy welcomes Humera Shahid to the show. She is the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Talent Development at Intuit. She is focused on leading the organization’s talent and people practice into the future.

Humera Shahid has more than 20 years of experience in the talent field, focusing on growing companies fueled by highly engaged talent. Her background covers a broad range of talent-focused disciplines, and her passion lies with creating a talent system that allows individuals to do the best work of their lives by learning new skills, taking on challenging assignments, and growing their careers at a thriving organization. She joined Intuit in 2019 as a small business owner, and she connected personally to the mission of the company to power prosperity around the world. She leads the talent development function with an amazing team that leverages data and technology to deepen their understanding of the workforce and discover what their people need to be effective today and into the future.

In this interview, you’ll hear:

1. How she discovered her career path in high school, started with consulting, and worked her way into in-house talent development.
2. The lesson she took away from her experience as a consultant that she uses today in-house.
3. Humera Shahid’s general philosophy surrounding talent development and making sure she’s making an impact for her company.
4. How she helps people stay with Intuit versus looking outside the company for new positions.
5. The question she always asks her employees who are looking for growth.
6. What she does to help managers become supporters of their people so that their people want to stay.
7. Where she gets data from and how she uses that data to guide actions within the company.
8. How Intuit is going to experiment within their company both with job opportunities and a hybrid work environment.
9. How the hybrid work environment may affect the internal talent marketplace and what they’re working on to make sure it’s inclusive for everyone.
10. What skills as a new currency looks like and why people should be thinking about that.
11. The ways Humera Shahid is combating burnout for her employees and providing more well-being for them.
12. Her thoughts on how talent development and DEI integrate together and why they’re intertwined.

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