In this episode we walk you through the changes taking place in the HR field, as sketched by Lars Schmidt in an insightful article on Fast Company: ‘7 Ways HR Looks Different in 2020’:
“The leading edge of HR is having a transformational impact on business. Modern people teams are indispensable success enablers for the business.”
This is what you want to know, put your focus towards and get excited about. It’s the future of HR.
1. Inclusion over diversity: Connect this to the purpose of your organisation.
2. Decentralise and empower over command and control: Create frameworks and enablement programmes that empower people.
3. Agile reviews over annual reviews: Move towards a culture of feedback and clarity for employees to understand how they are impacting their organisation.
4. Analytics and insight over metrics and reporting: Get the story behind the numbers and take meaningful action.
5. Policy for the many over policy against the few: Focus on the behaviours are you looking to drive and the purpose behind it.
6. Open source over black box: Stand tall in your value and be confident in sharing mistakes and learnings.
7. Business acumen over HR acumen: You need to know about the business. Be curious and understand the context in which you are working.
These new ways of working will bring you from ‘Why is HR here?’ to ‘Why isn’t HR here?’ and towards making a true impact in your organisation.
Business leaders recognise that they don’t always understand the people dynamics. They understand what it is that they want to achieve, but they don’t always know how to get there with the people in their organisation. Your expertise of understanding the human behaviour and the human dynamics is really key to every business.
