The workshop began with an institutional welcome from the Dean of the School of Economics, Antonio Moreno, and then Alberto Andreu, director executive of the Master's Degree of Sustainability, made a discussion paper on the present and future of sustainability. He outlined the international regulatory system, pointed out its implications for companies and explained the main reasons -ethical, environmental, social, economic and...

Last Friday we continued with the module of My Experience Managing People at Master's Degree at Personnel Management Service in Organizations (MDPO). On this occasion we had the presence of Amaia Otaola Martínez, HR partner at PwC. She was accompanied by two MDPO alumni, Elisa Palau León and Aitana Mendicute Alza, who became part of the People &...

In a constantly evolving business world, the human resources management plays a role core topic in the definition and execution of an organization's corporate purpose . Recently, I was fortunate to attend to a roundtable with leading HR managers, Virginia Garrido (Ikea), Monica Zai (Heineken) and Ricard Casas (ISS) and Tirso Perez Socías Country Manager of Deel...

Ms. Pilar LLacer. Philosopher, specialist in Human Resources, Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Ethical Leadership (PhD). Last Monday, October 9, in the sessions "My experience leading people" of the MDPO, we were able to know in depth the innovative thinking and experience of Pilar Llácer, PhD in Philosophy, writer and specialist in HR and digital transformation,...

What is customary is right, what is normal is fair, do we have to fear what is different? These were the questions that Alejandro Moreno Salamanca posed to us at the end of his talk, discussion paper, last Wednesday at IESE's Madrid campus. And there was no better way to open a workshop on "Innovation from the corporate purpose " than by reflecting on...

In a constantly evolving business world, the search for an authentic and meaningful corporate purpose for companies and their employees has become a beacon for the vast majority of organizations. This search for purpose has not only come to redefine the direction that business takes, but has begun to transcend borders, marking a major milestone...

In the session, we were able to further explore the critical role that human resources play in organizations. This informative panel discussion highlighted several key issues that define the current business landscape and the challenges we face today. On the fundamental aspects that define today's business landscape, we found the three...

The Summit featured three events: a session for alumni of ESE Business School, a workshop at ICARE (high school Chilean Rational Business Administration) and the main event organized at Club 50, which was attended by Aisha Rodrigue (Simon Sinek collaborator), Carolina Dell'Oro (professor, consultant and business advisor), Telma Otero (CEO of People in Mind),...

The second roundtable of the meeting was about companies with purpose. Álvaro Lleo, director of Master's Degree at Personnel Management Service in Organizations and researcher principal of the Purpose Strength Model, introduced the table with an analysis of the growing trend of purpose in companies and management. The academic pointed out that it is not easy to define the term...

According to the study that preceded the workshop, all ESG blocks grew in importance, with the growth of the Corporate Governance aspect increasing by more than 9%. The Social block continues to be the most highly rated, with a score of 5 out of 7. For each dimension, the items of most concern to directors and HR managers are: Environment (Efficient use of resources...

The penultimate block of the workshop People 4ESG was dedicated to the recent Law 2/2023 on whistleblowing channels, regulating the protection of persons who report regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption. The round table was introduced by Almudena Batista, partner at Cuatrecasas, who explained the most relevant issues of this new law rules and regulations. The law is...

Last Thursday, February 16, Román Merino Frías, partner director of Reinforce Advisors shared with the students of Master's Degree at Personnel Management Service and told them about his experience managing people. The executive studied law at the Universidad Pontifica Comillas ICAI-ICADEU and completed several IESE, MBA and PADE programs. Throughout his professional degree program , with more than 30 years of experience, he has...

Juan Guerrero, manager at Willis Towers Watson and professor at Master's Degree in Personnel Management Service in Organizations, led the round table on the incorporation of ESG criteria in compensation policies. He started his discussion paper stating that the main mission statement of variable remuneration is to guide the behaviors of managers towards the strategic priorities established in...

Sustainability in the supply chain is increasingly important for companies, especially in the current context of growing concern about the environmental and social impacts of business operations. To ensure that adequate measures are being taken, companies need to carry out due diligence on subject sustainability at all stages of their supply chain...

Alberto Castilla, partner of EY, starts the discussion paper by making reference letter to a new reporting regime, with which he highlights the effort that Europe is making for the creation of homogeneous standards in the field of sustainability in order to make good decisions. In addition, he commented that an HR director has to defend the data obtained with respect to this topic against...

Last Thursday, February 23rd, the MDPO organized a workshop on Agile methodologies together with the technology consulting firm VASS at the School of Economics. Through the challenge of building a city with legos in different sprints the students were learning the origins, the needs covered and the benefits provided by this framework of work. Under the pressure of environments...

The students of Master's Degree at Personnel Management Service in Organizations shared with Ana María López, Sustainability Director at Ilunion Hotels, the importance of people-centered sustainability at their business. Ilunion Hotels, all-inclusive hotels, is a unique business in the world thanks to its shareholder, the group Social ONCE, is a nationwide business with more than...

Last Thursday, January 26, a new session of the cycle "My experience managing people" took place, where the students of Master's Degree in Personnel Management Service in Organizations shared with Elena Sanz Isla, General Director of People and Organizations of MAPFRE Spain. During the discussion paper she spoke about four major issues that have an outstanding value in her organization, and that for...

Last November, in one of the sessions "My Experience Managing People" of the Master's Degree of Personnel Management Service in Organizations, the students received the human resources professional, Manuel Echanove. During his professional degree program he has worked for different companies, among them "France Telecom España", as part of the management committee and he was also...

While serving in the military he discovered the power of humor. One day one of his fellow soldiers told him that, "you had to give yourself away," because he considered himself a gift in himself. Something resonated inside Sergio when he heard that and when he started working those words came back to him. So he began to think about what he could do to make every email or conversation a gift....