Hacking HR to Build an Adaptability Advantage

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Leadership accountability mainly for financial measures, not much about people measures and building long term sustainability

Leaders are accountable for and measured mainly by the financials (by boards and shareholders) but not some of the fundamental factors that lead to long term sustainability of organizations.  eg. Building and engaging a sustainable organization culture/environment and customer base, Developing strong leadership pipelines, Leadership involvement and accountability in building...

By Tojo Eapen on May 25, 2022
long term sustainability
sustainability
leadership pipeline
measures
metrics
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Metric Over-Reliance & Social Technology

Measuring employee opinion is a noble cause, however the incessant measuring of opinion not only frustrates employees but the metrics produced are usually meaningless and over-relied on when trying to improve stategy. Organisations wanting to be adaptable and innovative need to stop dogmatically administrating surveys just for the sake for...

By Reece Akhtar on May 15, 2022
accelerating innovation
opinion
Social technology
metrics
management information systems
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Trust

As many here have pointed out, there is a maturity continum that all HR organizations must grow through. It starts with a control and transaction based serivice model that only reacts to business.  Largely seen as a center of cost, the business sees little value in agility of a immature...

By Harrison Withers on May 13, 2022
lack of trust
maturity
measurment
metrics
controllism
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IT Systems, Management Information Systems

Poor IT systems will often drive poor processes. Poor metrics because "the system won't allow us to measure that". Finance systems can be the most limiting. Companies are reluctant to change systems as it tends to be expensive, time consuming and disruptive.

By Mark Griffiths on May 13, 2022
IT Systems
inflexibility
metrics
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A disconnect between day-to-day operational activities and the overall strategy

Here are some signs of a strategic-operational disconnect:

  • There is no clear, single direction for the organization, no shared vision.

  • Functions compete with each other and do not work as a team.

    • ...
By Keith Gulliver on May 13, 2022
disconnect
lack of purpose
metrics
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Enterprise adaptability cannot successfully start with HR and L&D;

HR is usually underfunded: doesn't contribute to revenue; and, HR talent is not business management trained.  

Adaptability starts with understanding the enterprise's purpose (Vision). Adaptability should include termed employment (3 years and your out) for a continuous flow of talent and refreshing ways to accomplish goals.  Adaptability should be...

By Kimberly Byrne on May 10, 2022
Vision
metrics
reward systems
shared outcome responsibility
no slack
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Listening to other perspectives, including HR

 

Despite some 'I hate HR' rhetoric in the Orientation, many HR teams understand how their businesses could be more human, compelling and adaptable.  This common issue is they can't get traction in their organisations.
 
To correct this, HR tries to get closer to the rest...
By Jon Ingham on May 8, 2022
HR
lack of diversity
metrics