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Interview
HR Future Leadership
1m

McDonalds Chief People Officer talks to MeetTheBoss about value based leadership and how leadership communication is changing

David Fairhurst explains how the context of leadership and leadership communication is changing– and suggests what the future holds.

In this program you will learn:

– How the leadership landscape is changing – which is having a major impact on leadership communication
– How values based leadership works in McDonalds
– How McDonalds ensure effective leadership communication with their 85,000 strong workforce in the UK

David Fairhurst
Chief People Officer, McDonalds

David has enjoyed a rich and varied career in Human Resources. After joining Lucas Industries as a Graduate Trainee, David became the youngest Group Manager at H J Heinz, European Director of Recruitment and Leadership Planning for SmithKline Beecham, and Corporate HR Director for Tesco. In May 2005 David joined McDonald’s Restaurants as Vice President of People – the first time McDonald’s had appointed a HR professional at this level in the UK.