S3E10: Leading with Character, interview with Kimberlee Harrison

Leading from Your Core

Jun 8 2022 • 33 mins

LFYC | S3 E10 – Obi Abuchi interviews Kimberlee Harrison

On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Kimberlee Harrison.

Kimberlee is the CHRO for Group Functions at Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL), which includes leading the

overall functional strategy and delivery across 200 countries with 26,000 employees in a complex hosting

environment.

A global HR leader and strategic business partner, Kimberlee holds a degree in Business Administration

from the University of San Diego and has over 30 years of international HR experience along with

building, leading and motivating teams. In addition to HR, she has profound expertise across diverse

sectors: Logistics and Supply Chain, Internet Consulting, Non-profit, and Banking.

She is also a member of the DPDHL HR Board, the Finance Board, and the Global Business Services

Divisional Board and with HR as her passion, she considers diversity and inclusion in all levels of

business management an essential component of a company’s organizational health.

Kimberlee is based in Bonn, Germany, married with two children – ages 29 and 27 years old and enjoys

sailing during her free time with her husband.

In this episode:

- The value of developing stronger and deeper relationships with people

- Understanding the role of leadership as stewardship

- Why most leaders don’t adopt the stewardship mindset

- Wise words from a leadership guru

- The significance of stewardship in leadership and how to put it into practice

- Embracing the true day job of leadership

- Creating a culture of authenticity

- Breaking the cycle of command and control leadership

- The impact of listening and being open to honest feedback

- The barriers to creating psychological safety in the workplace

- Tips for increasing psychological safety and growing a culture of open and honest communication

- Cultivating curiosity to increase your connection with others

You can find out more about Kimberlee Via the links below:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kimberlee-harrison

Twitter: @Kimberlee_Harr

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Twitter - @CORELeadersInt

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