IN THE HYBRID WORLD, ORGANISATIONS' FOCUS SHOULD GO BEYOND JUST ‘WHERE' PEOPLE WORK: IBM'S NICKLE LAMOREAUX
People Matters|September 2021
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH US, NICKLE LAMOREAUX, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, IBM TOUCHES UPON SOME OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT ASPECTS OF THE NEW WORLD OF WORK INCLUDING THE HYBRID WORK CONUNDRUM, LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE CRISIS, WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION, TOP PRIORITIES OF IBM, AND MORE
MASTUFA AHMED
IN THE HYBRID WORLD, ORGANISATIONS' FOCUS SHOULD GO BEYOND JUST ‘WHERE' PEOPLE WORK: IBM'S NICKLE LAMOREAUX

The pandemic, which offered an opportunity to reimagine organisational structures and invest in the workforce as the core drivers of long-term resilience, will have profound consequences for the future of work. The reset needed to augment the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world is easier said than done. Human resources executives and business leaders are now called on to get things right and build a better future of work.

In this interview, Nickle LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM shares some intriguing thoughts on the future of work. Nickle leads IBM’s people strategy, skills, employee experience and services, and global HR team supporting more than 350,000 IBMers across 170 countries. In her 20 years at IBM, Nickle has led HR across organizations ranging from services to software to emerging markets – supporting the company’s business growth through leadership development, talent acquisition, performance management, and skill-building.

As VP of Compensation and Benefits, she led the design and deployment of all compensation and benefits programs globally. She was also responsible for the HR activities associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and drove the people side of the Red Hat acquisition.

Here are the excerpts of the interview.

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