The EMEA Recruitment podcast welcomes Hein Knaapen as their latest guest. 

Hein Knaapen was Chief HR Officer of ING Bank in Amsterdam and is now Managing Partner of CEO Works.

In this episode, he covers his approach to organisational change, his thoughts on attracting new talent to the business and also how in his own development he has influences which continually stretch his own thinking.

Listen to the full episode here: 

Or at:

http://emearecruitment.libsyn.com/035-hein-knaapen-managing-partner-of-ceo-works

• Hein's life in Amsterdam and why cyclists are "emperors": 1m38
• His favourite thing about Amsterdam: 2m49
• What he enjoys most about working with other leaders in his field: 3m37
• The areas of talent development that he enjoys the most: 4m30
• Why 360 feedback and conversations for managers is so useful and impactful: 7m30
• How he encourages buy in from employees to have performance management accepted positively: 8m39 
• What is key for Hein and his team to ensure smooth transitions during periods of change: 10m15
• How information provided by BI data will assist HR functionality within the financial services sector: 12m32
• The problem areas Hein sees in recruitment: 14m43
• The influencers that Hein follows on LinkedIn and why: 16m00
• The qualities Hein looks for when following influencers: 17m10
• Why hearing open and honest answers about previous mistakes and what people are not good at is useful in an interview: 18m12
• The people who have impacted Hein's life and career and why: 18m59
• The most important thing Hein feels he has learned in his life and how it has shaped him: 21m14

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment ‘best practice’ for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Hein, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/hein-knaapen-a879289/?originalSubdomain=nl

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://www.emearecruitment.com/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.