Amex HR leader reveals key to great leadership

Nada George, VP, HR - New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia & the Philippines, learnt the value of education and a strong work ethic from her immigrant parents. This was formerly recognised when she won a prize that she didn’t even know existed in her final year at school. “It was for building relationships across the board. It made me think about what I wanted to do next. I wanted to work with people. It got me thinking about HR. It was an important moment; the award was the clincher.”
1996. Finds crucial piece of the puzzle. George supplemented her learning with a new field of study freshly added by her university, which augmented her studies in the field of industrial relations and HR so that her economics degree became a triple major. “At the end of my first year they announced a new stream called management. I thought the management piece of the puzzle was really important. Picking up the additional units was not a big deal; if you love something it’s not a burden. 1999.  Gains international exposure. Early in her career, a generalist role saw George become the go-to person for systems-related matters and the region’s contact person. It was her first experience of working across territories and established her reputation. “I was told about a meeting in which they were discussing the various territories and got to Asia-Pacific, and someone said, ‘Nada’s taking care of it; it’ll be fine’ and the meeting moved on.

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