Decent People & Decent Leadership: Rick Lee, Chief People Officer, Willmott Dixon

Rick provides an overview of DE&I challenges facing the construction sector and introduces Willmott Dixon's approach to championing change, highlighting leadership development and culture change in a predominantly male workforce as key drivers.  Discussing what decency means in leadership and for people, Rick advocates a key opportunity for HR professionals in designing the future of work. Rick shares his family up bringing in describing why he's passionate about re-balancing patriarchal norms and shares examples of work such as Willmott Dixon's 'Dignity at Work Principles' – encouraging everyone to call out and speak up. Thank you to Visier for supporting How HR Leaders Change the World  ​Do ​your ​people ​insights ​drive ​business ​impact? ​ This ​episode ​is ​sponsored ​by ​Visier, ​whose ​secure ​and ​extensible ​workforce ​data ​analytics ​platform ​and ​generative ​AI ​empower ​leaders ​to ​unlock ​data ​driven ​insights ​faster. Get ​more ​out ​of ​your ​HR ​tech ​stack; ​boost ​HR ​efficiency. ​Drive ​smarter, ​more ​impactful ​business ​decisions. ​Leading ​companies ​like ​eBay, ​Ford ​and ​Sanofi ​trust ​the ​Visier ​path.  👉 Find about more, close the gap between HR and business impact, go ​to ​visier.com ​today. Topics in this episode:  ·        DE&I and skill shortages in construction ·        Four elements of decency: -        Employ leaders with integrity, loyalty and kindness -        Employ people with these same characteristics -        Give the right structures to work in -        Measure the working environment to ensure it is decent. ·        An example of decent leadership ·        Dignity at Work Principles – calling out and speaking up ·        Being a catalyst for change    👥 Join the free How HR Leaders Change the World community: https://frombabieswithlove.org/pages/hrchangemakers  Follow us on Linkedin: @FromBabieswithLove