HR Unscrambled
#CIPD15
Notes, queries, questions and reflections from conversations on the future of HR, hosted by Meg Peppin and Doug Shaw at the 2015 CIPD Conference in Manchester.
Each group were invited to share what topics were on their mind, and then to create a question for discussion. These
were the questions:
How can we influence wellness?How can we drive analytics?
Is engagement just about doing the right thing?If we started again, would we invent HR?
The following slides contain the essence of the conversations which flowed from these questions.
Wellness
RelationshipsHappiness : better performance, productivityWhat’s the big driver?Management : relationships, leadershipOptimum performance curve/pointStart by ASKING the staffHUMAN resource – support – or drive?
What’s the big driver for wellness?ALL OF IT.
Is Employee Engagement just about doing the right thing?
Work on developing loyaltyInvolve people in activitiesHire people in teams who will get on togetherAsk people why they stay!Don’t be afraid of answers!People’s motivations are all different – treat people as individualsDon’t rely on analytics, speak to understandFlexible working
If HR didn’t exist – would we invent it?Part 1 Everyone in the
system is responsible for nothing changing
Workplace stress – why is
nothing changing?
Does HR get in the
way?
Defending old models?
Blank sheet – look at what’s needed
When it’s so obvious, why does nothing change?
Identity vs authenticity
We hire people who are really good and then confine them with tasks
Uber HR
Where are we going, and what do we need to get there?
Would you invent or reinvent HR? – Part 2
• Outsider perspective vs insider perspective• Would accountants even ASK this question?
(No!)• Role has evolved to cover the inadequacies of
others• If accountants are confident to demand that HR
fill their deficit then (thinking on analytics) why aren’t HR confident to demand reverse in terms of their deficit?
• HR practitioners as chameleons!
HR Analytics
What questions do we ask?
Understand the context
Right people – right data
Collaboration with data holders
Piece by piece approach
Sometimes, when it comes to return on investment, it feels like we’re expected to do this!
Curious and Creative Facilitation
Meg Peppin Doug Shaw
Twitter: @OD_OptimistWeb: www.mppartnership.co.uk
Twitter: @dougshaw1Web: www.wgalimited.com