Debunking HR Myths and Embracing Change: Benjamin Festin (VP of HR at SP Group)

The HR Impact Show

Benjamin Festin is the Vice President of Human Resources at SP Group, with nearly 20 years of HR leadership across diverse industries. He has led talent strategy, organisational design, and change management initiatives, driving workforce transformation and business impact. Previously, he held key HR leadership roles at Dairy Farm Group and Mediacorp, leading executive development and culture transformation. Earlier in his career, he specialised in change management and human capital advisory at Accenture and Ernst & Young, supporting organisations across Asia-Pacific.

Join Fung, VP of Customer Success at EngageRocket, in this insightful episode of the HR Impact Show featuring Benjamin Festin, Vice President of Human Resources at SP Group. Discover how to foster engagement, lead transformative change, and build future-ready teams leveraging data. Ben shares his journey in HR across diverse organizations and reveals practical strategies for embedding future thinking, agility, and technology in the workplace. Learn about SP Group's initiatives, including leadership competency refreshes and technical skill enhancements, and dive into the role of AI and predictive analytics in HR.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:38 Welcome to the HR Impact Show

01:02 Guest Introduction: Benjamin Festin

01:46 Benjamin's Career Highlights

02:51 Leadership Competency Changes

04:28 Engagement and Difficult Conversations

08:19 Building a Supportive Work Environment

12:42 Future-Proofing the Workforce

20:48 Embracing Technology and AI

24:23 The Ideal Workplace of the Future

31:01 Rapid Fire Questions with Benjamin Festin

Resources

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Join top global people leaders for honest conversations about how to build and transform high-performing cultures.

Hear from CHROs and HR experts from global and world-renowned organisations as they share their top people analytics tips, leadership journeys, lessons and challenges while navigating the complexities of transformation and the multi-generational and diverse cultures in Asia.

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