Get ready to ZigZag

You’re the human resources manager at a company that’s more than 50 years old. You want to be innovative and add new value to the organization, while respecting the tradition that’s kept the company successful for so long.

How do you do it?

You’re an HR generalist at a global organization and you know you need to learn more about technology, analytics and cultural agility to remain relevant, while not neglecting the day-to-day compliance issues of your job.

How do you do it?

You ZigZag!

In this new and exciting book from Lisbeth Claus and Lesley Arens, you’ll learn the concept of #ZigZagHR and how it can position you, your career and your company for success during this fourth industrial revolution.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, automation...they’re here to stay and HR needs to adapt and use them.

And if you’re at a startup, with no existing processes or traditions to uphold, you can embrace everything new and truly build the HR function of the future.

But the rest of us?

We have to walk a line between the old and the new. We have to decide which old tasks, processes or principles are worth holding onto and which to let go. We have to decide which new principles and technologies will truly add value or just be a flashy fad.

We have to zigzag between those two philosophies. #ZigZagHR —Why the Best HR is no Longer HR will show you how to do it.

You’ll learn:

• Why you can’t (and shouldn’t!) simply drop everything old and start over from scratch
• Why the best HR practitioners often come from everywhere but HR
• Why HR of the future may look more like psychology, sociology or IT
• How to focus on employee experience as much as customer experience
• How to become an architect of work versus the policy police

 The #ZigZagHR model has four anchors:

• #ZigZagHR-Workforce: changing worker demographics and employment classifications.
• #ZigZagHR-Stack: the building blocks of HR that go beyond what you studied for your certification exam — design thinking, agile management, behavioral economics, and analytics.
• #ZigZagHR-Careers: which core competencies will a true HR leader need today and tomorrow? If basic HR transactions can be automated or outsourced, this will leave remaining tasks to people who truly understand people management. What new competencies will this include?
• #ZigZagHR-Operations: balancing day-to-day with longer term strategy. What do you want your organization to be? What are the company’s policies on transparency, unlimited PTO versus accrued, engagement with diverse populations, employee engagement and sentiment?

This book will walk you through these four anchors and help you navigate between the old school mentality many of us still carry and the need for innovative change.

There has never been a more important time to evaluate your values and practices as an HR professional. Claus and Arens are the perfect duo to show you the way to success.

You can order your copy via this link (the e-book can be read on any electronic device, not just kindle)

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It's a great time to be in HR!