Driving Transformation and Building Effective Organization with People at the Center
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On October 13, the AmCham HR Committee meeting provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on how organizations can navigate continuous change while keeping people at the heart of transformation.During the session, Emilia Bryl from PepsiCo shared practical lessons from the Next Chapter initiative, highlighting how organizations can balance business effectiveness and organizational redesign with employee trust, engagement, and dignity.
In today’s world of economic pressure, technological disruption, and geopolitical uncertainty, organizations must continuously adapt while ensuring that people can continue to perform, trust, and grow through change.
One question set the tone for the discussion: “How do you redesign the airplane while keeping it in the air?”
The key takeaways from the meeting:
– Communicate early and transparently — people need to understand not only what is changing, but why.
– Build trust through fairness and respect — how change is implemented matters as much as the outcome.
– Bring leaders on board early — equip them to take ownership, support their teams, and navigate difficult conversations with authenticity and care.
– Acknowledge the past while creating a vision for the future — moving forward doesn’t mean dismissing what has brought us here.
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Emilia Bryl
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Advisory Council
