In this episode, host Patrik Rendel talks to Lesley White, Vice President HR for Europe at Huawei, about her 20-year journey with the company and how Huawei strategically develops its diverse workforce across 43 countries. Patrik and Lesley discuss how career development works in concrete terms - from onboarding to high-potential programs to China placements - and why cultural understanding plays a key role in international HR work. Lesley openly shares how HR at Huawei not only implements structures, but becomes a strategic enabler that helps to open up new business areas and secure the company's innovative strength in the long term. She also gives an honest insight into her learnings, challenges and personal values as an HR leader.