Growing up in India, studying Finance, working for more than 7 years as an HR Business Partner and then setting up Global HR Shared Services for a traditional German manufacturing company. What sounds like a crazy idea is the actual story that we will dive into today.

With Karun Mathew we continue our most successful season so far "From the Workbook of an HR Leader" where I am talking to experienced colleagues in our field about their daily working routine and what and how they are going about the various challenges they have to face each day.

I am a tireless believer that we can all be better if we learn from each other, but there are not many opportunities to actually do that - yes, there are conferences, but how often can you attend one in a year? yes, there are peer-to-peer connections, but how many do you manage to keep running?

I am a firm believer that we can all do a better job if we learn from each other and so I am inviting seasoned HR experts from various fields and companies to tell us about their workday and how they go about the challenges of today.

In this episode , I am speaking with Karun Mathew - Global Head - People Experience (HR Shared Services) & HR Digitalization at BSH Home Appliances. Karun and I first met way back and we managed to stay in touch over quite a period of time and I am really happy to have him as a guest in today's episode. Karun has experienced a lot in his career across different interesting stations in the HR space - and also multiple different countries & cultures. Karun and I will dive deep into the specific set up that he has established at BSH and how he manages the variance of countries and local business demands while still focusing on global standardization. And of course we will also talk about how Gen AI drives our work today and tomorrow.

Music by Bensound