In this episode of the People and Performance show, we consider systems thinking, ways to define strategic capabilities, and we review UNLEASH 2024 in Paris. Chris and Bill are joined this time by Mary Glowacka, Global Head of Learning & Leadership Development at Rolls Royce, the aerospace and defense company.With 15+ years of strategic practitioner experience and an unusual journey from operations into HR, Mary is also a member of Josh Bersin’s Senior Faculty, a regular speaker at HR industry events such as UNLEASH, and winner of the 2020 WinTrade Global Women in Leadership Award in recognition of progressive thinking in the banking sector.Questions for Mary include:You have an unusual journey from operations into HR. Please introduce yourself and tell us about your career journeyAs we record this, you're 18 months into your role at Rolls Royce - what do you love about the position and what are some of the big challenges to improving the performance levels of its people?Why do you believe systems thinking is important for leaders?How do you identify and define a strategic capability? Can you tell me more about how you approach the development of these capabilities at Rolls Royce?Rolls Royce was recently recognized with the GOLD Brandon Hall Group Award for the Best Leadership Development Programme in 2024 – a global accolade for your Strategic Leadership Development Programme powered by your partners at London Business School. Congratulations! Tell me more. You recently spoke at UNLEASH in Paris. Can you briefly share some of your key takeaways from the 2024 event and why you believe other senior people leaders should attend?More About MaryMary says her sweet spot is change enablement & transformation and her unique expertise combines strategy and execution across a wide range of people and HR processes with a key focus on learning, leadership & talent development, performance enablement, and HRIS/EdTech implementation. As Head of Learning & Leadership Development at Rolls-Royce, Mary is leading strategic people capabilities development in support of Rolls-Royce’s transformation agenda set out by its new CEO----------Talking About Ways To Improve Company Culture and People Performance The People and Performance Podcast is a show that dives into all things related to raising performance in the working world around us. We investigate how technology and HR processes are inextricably linked to the employee experience and the bottom line. Chris Bjorling, Co-host Christopher Bjorling is President at Fidello Inc., a consulting and services firm specializing in improving human performance. For over 30 years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, implement and integrate talent management processes and systems. Bill Banham, Co-host Bill Banham, Publisher at The HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast and Organizer of events such as DisruptHR London. Bill has worked with lots of business tech and HR-focused brands in the UK and North America including HRreview, TalentCulture, HRmarketer, Sprigg HR, and Team Fitness Tool. Contact us to learn more!