Heriyanto Agung Putra on future-proofing Bank Danamon’s workforce
Emerging from the pandemic has been a difficult journey for banking businesses across Southeast Asia, according to Heriyanto Agung Putra, Bank Danamon’s Human Capital director. He notes that the main challenges HR leaders in the vital banking industry are facing include: building people capability (because of the continuous changes in business models), better management […]
Indonesia HR leader says technological competitiveness a challenge for organisations
THE HR AGENDA: HR teams in Indonesia have to double down on enhancing their companies’ technological capacity, said Bank Danamon Human Capital Director Heriyanto Agung Putra, who also leads the Human Resources Association of Indonesia. “We are talking about how we will align with the expectations of the government in terms of technology,” Heriyanto said. “Now […]
Bank Danamon invests on learning and development to win the war on talent
THE HR AGENDA: Accelerating the capacity of staff, especially those in the IT and digital space, is a key strategy of Bank Danamon to win the war on talent, according to Human Capital Team Director Heriyanto Agung Putra. “People can easily move from one bank to the other bank easily. That’s why in the banking […]
More than half of Indonesian women planning to switch careers: Millieu Insight
According to a survey by Millieu Insight (partnered with She Loves Data), around 57% of female Indonesian employees plan to switch careers in the next five years. The survey defined a “career switch” as changing to an occupation that was different from the one they were currently in. Meanwhile, 47% of Malaysian and Filipino women […]
BetterPlace acquires blue-collar staffing platform MyRobin
Frontline workforce management platform BetterPlace enters into the Southeast Asia market following its acquisition of Indonesian blue collar workforce fulfillment company MyRobin, it announced in a press statement. “Driven by the vision to optimize frontline workforce management for enterprises, a combination of consolidation and innovation was the right way to go about building the world’s […]
Getting to know: Suryo Sasono, Senior Vice President of Talent at Bukalapak
Get to know Suryo Sasono Job Title: Senior Vice-President of Talent Company: Bukalapak Years in the role: One-and-a-half years Based in Jakarta, Indonesia Family status: Married Academic or corporate background: MBA at INSEAD, former Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group Favourite sports team/music band/artist followed: Chelsea Football Club Bukalapak Company Profile Industry: IT/e-commerce Regional […]
“Gotong Royong” for everyone at Bukalapak
Sasono said that this work culture applies to whatever function, title, level, department, or country one is from. Sasono recounted that every year, they conduct an employee engagement survey. One of the questions is: “Which values resonate with you the most at Bukalapak?” Since the survey’s inception, the answer has always been consistent: “Gotong Royong,” […]
Bukalapak propels diversity boom with “anchor employees”
In a recent LinkedIn blog, Suryo Sasono, Bukalapak’s Senior Vice-President of Talent, wrote about the explosion of diversity in his organisation. To quote: “We’ve learned enough (about) how homogenous talents lead to a severely homogenous perspective, leading to homogenous solutions that serve homogenous needs”. He suggests that the degree of diversity varies depending on […]
Suryo Sasono helms Bukalapak, enables a fair economy
“Open a market stall.” That is what the Indonesian word bukalapak directly translates to. And that is exactly what Indonesia’s start-up and now central e-commerce platform, Bukalapak, has done since opening up 13 years ago. Fast forward to today, and Bukalapak has opened stores and many doors of opportunities to its employees […]
JD Indonesia shuts down logistics arm
JDL Express Indonesia, the logistics arm of e-commerce firm JD.id, will cease operations soon, according to an announcement on its website from January 22. JDL Express has stopped accepting new user registrations since January 1. Prior to announcing its closure, JDL Express had 3,000 couriers, 11 warehouses, and more than 250 drop points throughout Jakarta […]
