In the very first episode of The HR Big Meet Podcast, Emma Djemil shares her own story and the experiences that shaped the work she does today.

From wanting to work in HR as a teenager, to being bullied in a senior leadership role, navigating IVF, leaving jobs without another role to go to, and eventually walking away from a corporate career during a global pandemic to start her own business, this is a conversation about trusting yourself when the path in front of you no longer feels right.

Along the way, Emma explores why so many women in HR feel unheard, unsupported and disconnected from themselves at work, and why she believes the profession has the potential to change the world of work if it can first stop abandoning itself in the process.

In this episode, Emma shares:

• why she always knew she wanted to work in HR
• the leadership experiences that transformed her career
• bullying, burnout and feeling let down by the profession she loved
• IVF, motherhood and redefining success
• why she left corporate HR to become a coach
• the hidden cost of constantly proving your worth
• why HR professionals often feel isolated and misunderstood
• the philosophy behind Humans Resourced
• what sustainable impact without compromise really means

This is an honest and deeply personal conversation about career decisions, identity, self-trust, leadership and doing things differently when the "normal" path no longer fits.

If you've ever questioned whether you're the problem, wondered if there's a different way of working, or felt like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way, this episode is for you.

If this episode resonated with you, firstly, welcome. You are very much amongst your people here.

You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn, where she spends a whole heap of time talking about confidence, leadership, burnout, visibility, self-trust and the realities of working in HR.

If you're at a point in your career where you're questioning things, feeling stuck, disconnected from yourself or wanting greater impact without sacrificing your entire nervous system in the process, Emma also works with women in HR through 1:1 coaching. Check that out here.

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