Title: Head of Talent Acquisition | International Operations
Employers: GM Financial

Working environment

“We were implementing a managed service solution, Olaf was a key client stakeholder; he was able to ensure internal and external stakeholders worked together to deliver the solution and overcome challenges in a collaborative way. Olaf has the ability to ensure all parties see the situation from different perspectives; he has the ability to translate strategic objectives into a project plan and operational tasks. He is politically savvy and has a unique way of engaging people to discuss and agree the actions required to meet the objectives. Olaf is selfless and this quality makes people commit to him and they feel open about discussing challenges as they know he will provide feedback to offer options to overcome the challenges.”

Private

“Olaf is a big picture thinker; he exudes positivity and is engaging to anyone he meets. What distinguishes Olaf from other is that he sees the benefits of collaboration and engagement to get the best out of people for them to deliver objectives. He will go out of his way to have a one-to-one discussion with an individual and will offer advice to aid their personal development, objectives or deliverables.”