HR is at the center of attention in most of today’s business problems. Whether it is talent shortages, ensuring worker productivity, or enabling digital transformation, HR is actively involved. These urgent and ever-changing challenges require the HR function to evolve. Specifically, HR has to continuously adapt its service delivery model to reflect evolving business models,…
The HR Service Delivery Model Canvas is designed for HR Leaders to drive internal HR alignment and help HR showcase its value and contribution to business success. The Canvas provides a strategic overview of all the key aspects of your HR organization, such as your: HR Value Proposition HR Operating Model HR Value Drivers HR…
HR operating models is a topic that is dear to a lot of leaders’ hearts. Many organizations are constantly looking for ways to improve the way they operate and collaborate. In this article, you will learn what HR operating models are, different ways of organizing the HR function and various types of HR operating models,…
Since the 1980s, more than 1.5 million scientific articles have been written on the topic of HR operating models. Yet, in 2022, our clients often mention that their HR operating model still falls short of business expectations. The shift from “operational administrator” to “strategic business partner” is only a change in title, not practice. In…
As many as 80 percent of the global workforce are the so-called deskless workers – people who do not work in an office environment and who work in sectors such as retail, hospitality, or healthcare. Without these essential workers, our economies would ground to a halt. Yet, most of the recent public debate about the…
More than ever before, we’re being reminded that the future is not a fixed and static destination. Our economies, the labor markets as well as the world of work are being reshaped before our very eyes. This means that instead of planning for one future, businesses need to learn to plan for multiple and evolving…
The hybrid working model is redefining the way we work – but also the way managers manage and leaders lead. The sudden switch to remote work forced many of us to become more independent and autonomous. But as many management roles are redefined and as CEOs and companies are required to lead in areas traditionally…
While much of the current debate about the post-pandemic future of work has focused on hybrid working and whether or not people should be given more flexibility, employees themselves have gone one step further. Instead of making choices only about where, when, and how they work, they have begun asking why they work, too. The…
Here’s how you can get ahead From rising inflation, disrupted supply chains to the ever-changing state of play of COVID-19, uncertainty is on top of everyone’s mind and most boardroom meeting agendas. But as companies learn to live with uncertainty, what can business and HR leaders do to ensure their organizations are not flying into…
According to our research, only 21 percent of HR professionals have sufficient knowledge in the core HR competencies to become future-ready Almost 60 percent of HR professionals are falling behind more tech-savvy colleagues in terms of efficiency and impact Only 41 percent of them are able to leverage technology and read and apply data to…