Adapting to the new multi-generational workforce
The modern workforce is in a constant state of evolution and adaptation. From the baby boomers to Generation Y, previous generations have had their own unique needs and challenges in the workplace. However, the emergence of Generation Z, the first truly digital-native generation, has presented a new and unique set of challenges and opportunities for […]
How HR can leverage its reputation to co-create the new world of work
HR at the frontline of business leadership during the pandemic What a rollercoaster the last few years has been for everyone. Human Resources has been at the front line. What has that done for HR’s reputation? Operational heroes, certainly. But has the pandemic helped HR to rise up and grasp more firmly its vital role […]
Strategic Finance and Marketing, but not Strategic HR
Excellent article by Sagitas Ltd that makes an important point with real impact. It draws clear distinctions between operational and strategic HR, and just how differently HR is seen compared with Marketing and Finance. One particular point that’s well made – when a marketing campaign or financial investment go wrong, no-one gets called in to […]
Leading international HR teams adds extra complexity for the CPO
‘Internationalising’ is a key theme with some clients right now. Sometimes the locations are already established, and sometimes it’s a strategic priority that the CPO is tackling for the first time. Either way, there are several dimensions to this challenge – here are just three. First, the HR operating model – which HR resources should […]
What does strategic HR business partnering really look like?
‘What does strategic HR business partnering really look like?’ is a question I’m often asked. When you’re an HRBP who’s become stuck in the weeds of operational demands, it can be difficult to see this clearly. I researched this, and asked HR leaders what their most successful HRBPs actually did. In our work, we focus […]
Building credibility of HR as Business Leaders
Leadership is critical in all organisations and, in the current workplace instability, HR leaders need to stand out as business leaders too. HR is a complex function, and leaders in HR face demands and opportunities that could transform the function – if the depth of their understanding of the business can shine through. Why is […]
What are the relationships like between HR and business leaders?
When I work with various organisations, the level of their HR maturity is always something I need to understand. This graphic from Gartner tells part of the story and is a useful start point. On the one hand, do they have good practices in place, a sensible HR operating model and are they doing what […]
Employee wellbeing is now an accepted business factor
Thank you to Lisbeth Claus at The HR Congress for raising this central dilemma within HR – a tightrope that HR practitioners walk every day. The pandemic has brought to the surface the financial versus human dilemma like never before. Employee wellbeing is now accepted as a factor in business results. Intellectually, that is. It’s in the day-to-day that […]
Feel like an imposter?
Imposter syndrome has absolutely nothing to do with capability, or the way others see us – only how we think we are seeing ourselves. Many of the most effective leaders I’ve coached have suffered from imposter syndrome. It has absolutely nothing to do with capability, or the way others see us. Only how we think […]
What’s the most unhelpful feedback you have received?
‘If you want to be taken seriously as a manager, you need to be less girly’ is the most unhelpful feedback I ever received. Not only was it tied up with my gender, it was also so unspecific it gave me nothing to work on. I had my hair cut shorter and wore my skirts […]