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

As an essential service with a global, distributed workforce, making sure employees go home safely each day and stay well is a top priority for Toll Group. The safety and wellbeing of employees has always been critical, but now more than ever, due to the threat of COVID-19.

The focus on safety is part of a broader cultural transformation for Toll since the start of the year. As the Chief HR Officer, Vikram has been working alongside the MD and Leadership Team to create a unified culture across the organisation.

He shares some thoughts on:

• Leader-led culture transformation, with teamwork and accountability as key values

• Creating a safe, relevant and intrinsically motivating workplace

• Setting the wellbeing and mental health agenda for the organisation

Guest Bio:

Vikram Cardozo is the CHRO of the Toll Group, a global logistics company, based in Singapore. He is helping reset the strategic HR agenda for Toll, while driving culture change across the company.

Prior to Toll, Vikram worked for GE (General Electric) for 23 years, across the Plastics, Lighting, Silicones, Advanced Materials, Financial Services, Oil & Gas, Corporate and Global Growth divisions in local, regional APAC and Global leadership roles. While the bulk of his work was in human resources business partnership, Talent Acquisition, Organization Design & Talent Development, Vikram also worked in 6 Sigma Process Improvement, Project Management & Business Integration. His career with GE spanned roles of increasing responsibility in India, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, USA, Malaysia and China.