Fostering Humble Leadership with Rob Rosenberg
Original production by Thrive HR Exchange
Hosted by Matthew Chapman, Co-creator of Thrive HR Exchange and Founder of ChapmanCG
With 210,000 employees across 65 countries, DHL’s Supply Chain business is large, diverse and global. As the Head of HR, Rob and his team are focused on keeping employees engaged through this period of disruption and enabling leaders to adapt their leadership style.
We speak with Rob to understand the kind of culture and leadership style DHL is building. He shares some key insights, including:
How to be responsive as an HR function to ongoing external changes.
Strategies to lead with humility and personal connectedness.
Future-proofing the business through regeneration.
Guest Bio:
Rob Rosenberg is Global Head of Human Resources for DHL Supply Chain, an entity of the Deutsche Post DHL group, with 190,000 colleagues employed in 2000 sites spanning 60 countries. Rob sits on both the Divisional and Global HR Boards.
Rob is responsible for leading the functional strategy and delivery of the people agenda with a focus on driving HR excellence through leadership and organizational culture, finding and developing the best talent and ensuring strong alignment of the HR function to the core business to support growth.
Rob has worked in the DPDHL group for 20 years; initially leading the North America region before moving into the Global Head of HR role.
Prior to joining DHL Supply Chain, Rob was Vice President of HR at Frito Lay, an American subsidiary of PepsiCo.
Rob graduated from Michigan State University with a master’s degree in Labor and Industrial Relations.
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