20. Inspiring A Play To Win Culture

The Great Retention

In today’s episode, John Duisberg sits down with Brenda Leadley, SVP, Head of HR Americas at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. AGCS has shaped a culture with 9 total values, which have been a part of the company’s turnaround and have helped them in terms of The Great Retention. Brenda and John talk about values that inspire a culture of purpose-driven relationships, the remote work experience & its impact on connection, and the impact of “The Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting.”

ABOUT BRENDA LEADLEY

The Allianz Group has employed Ms. Leadley for 23 years. She has worked in various functions, including marketing, communications, IT, and Claims. These experiences, coupled with a master’s degree in Organizational Management and Development and 17+ years in HR, honed her interest in the drivers of positive corporate culture, including leadership, trust and transparency, and organizational design as it relates to accountability and decision-making.

Currently, she is the regional head of HR for the US, Canada, and Bermuda for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). She manages all aspects of HR, from benefits ($54M+ budget, 32 benefits plans) to HRIS/payroll (22 vendors, 28 system interfaces) to development and employee relations (~1400 employees).

Ms. Leadley joined Allianz in 1999 at its property & casualty company, Fireman's Fund, where she was in the marketing department. From there, she spent two years in IT, developing web application standards and becoming a usability expert, and then moved to Claims building the Claims Academy. All three roles involved significant change management efforts.

In 2005, she moved to the Allianz headquarters in Munich to lead three global HR IT projects, including talent and performance management, e-learning, and e-recruiting. After five years, Ms. Leadley transferred to Paris to become global head of talent management at Allianz Trade, another Allianz subsidiary, where she implemented talent management and talent acquisition tools, processes, and standards along with delivering the AZ Trade Academy. In 2015, she returned to the US to head HR for AZ Trade’s Americas region, and then in 2018, she was appointed regional HR head for AGCS in New York.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/bleadley/

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