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Essential Skills for HR Practitioners: a Strategic Development Framework
Brian Goulden 18 April 2012
Unlocking Africa’s potential … one sector at a time
HR4ICT Forum 2012 London
Overview
• The ICT sector context • The Human Resource role • Professional HR Areas • Professional HR Behaviours • Frameworks for development • The way forward
The ICT sector context
Turbulent
& uncertain
Fast-paced
Technology-led
Growing consumer
expectations Increased stakeholder engagement
Demands for higher
ROI
The HR Role : Ulrich’s Business Partner Model
Strategic Partner Aligning HR and business strategy: ‘organisational diagnosis’
Administrative Expert Re-engineering organisation processes: ‘shared services’
Employee Champion Listening and responding to employees: ‘providing resources to employees’
Change Agent Managing transformation and change: ‘ensuring capacity for change’
Changes in Ulrich’s Business Partner model
1997 2001 2005
Strategic partner Coach Strategic partner
Administrative expert Leader Functional expert
Employee champion Conscience Employee advocate / HC developer
Change agent Facilitator HR leader
Architect
Source: Ulrich (1997), Ulrich & Beatty (2001), Ulrich & Brockbank (2005)
Professional Areas: the CIPD model
• Insight, strategy & solutions • Leading HR • Organisation design & development • Resourcing & talent planning • Learning & talent development • Performance & reward • Employee engagement & employee relations • Service delivery & information
Source: CIPD HR profession map - www.cipd.co.uk
Some Key HR Professional Areas
Insight
• Actionable insights & solutions • Prioritised & tailored around business • Understanding of business & context
Service
• Accurate information • Efficient, timely, cost-effective delivery • Professional approach
Learning
• Develop skills, knowledge & experience for all • Focus on short & long-term business needs • Motivate to learn, grow & perform
Source: CIPD HR profession map - www.cipd.co.uk
Professional HR Behaviours: CIPD model
Curious Decisive thinker
Skilful Influencer
Personally credible
Collaborative
Driven to deliver
Courage to challenge Role
model
Source: CIPD HR profession map - www.cipd.co.uk
Some Key HR Behaviours
Curious • Seeks insight
into strategic business context
• Understands how people behave in differing contexts
Skilled Influencer • Secures
consensus across complex stakeholders
• Communicates authoritatively, delivers clear & memorable messages
Personally credible • Keeps HR &
professional practice flexible to meet evolving business needs
• Combines HR & business insights to provide advice to senior leaders
Human Capital KSA Framework
Knowledge
Attitudes Skills
Technical Professional
Business-focused
Strategic
Tactical
Flexible
Challenging
Enquiring
Global Perspective / Forward-looking
Skills Development Framework Experiential
learning
Training
Expanding work tasks
Knowledge sharing Networking
Coaching
Mentoring
Time & Budget
Management commitment
Business / HR Alignment Process
Define Business Strategy
Analyse The Context
Identify Business Needs
Identify Key Issues
Develop Strategic Framework
Define Specific Plans
Assess Capabilities & Resources
Review HR policies against objectives
Identify core competencies, Learning Needs, Performance expectations
Identify resource needs to deliver business Objectives (numbers / skills / experience)
Identify appropriate learning interventions
Link L&D to related HR issues – performance, talent
Specify HR actions (inc L&D) to meet objectives
Assess extent to which HR can fulfill its obligations as a “business partner”
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
The Way Forward
Professional Skills Aligned HR Credibility Influence
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guide. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Available at http://www.cipd.co.uk/guides
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• GIFFORD, J. and CHARTERED INSITITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT. (2007) The changing HR function: survey report. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Available at http://www.cipd.co.uk/onlineinfodocuments/surveys.htm
• GOODGE, P. (2005) Ready for HR partnering? Human Resource Management International Digest. Vol 13, No 4. pp32-36.
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• ULRICH, D. and BROCKBANK, W. (2005) The HR value proposition. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
• Change management: the HR strategic imperative as a business partner. (2007) HR Magazine. Vol 52, No 12, December. (supplement) pp1-10.
Thank You
Brian Goulden +27 730 526 758 (mobile) +27-11 783 1210 (office)
HR4ICT 2012