The Modern HR Leader

The role of Human Resources in today’s organisation is rapidly changing while expectations keep shifting in response to the new world of work. Last week, I had the privilege of hosting Stewart Samkange of LinkedIn to speak to the Rise & Learn HR community – Here are some insights that I picked up on the role of the Modern HR Leader.

Key Drivers of Talent & Business Transformation

1.      Companies will make substantial investments in remote work technology & employees well being

2.      A widespread adoption of distributed work will nudge diversity efforts forward

3.      Workplace design will get a massive overhaul

4.      Work will be based on projects rather than roles

5.      Companies will develop internal career coaches to support nimble teams

6.      More and more companies will offer onsite childcare or underwrite childcare expenses

7.      More talent leaders will come from the business

Which one of these conversations are you leading?

Greater strategic Focus

HR leaders ought to challenge themselves and stretch beyond the traditional role of HR. Here are some tips on how HR needs to show up to its clients.

To Leaders - Solicit input & executive sponsorship, Get Approvals & Budgets

To Managers – Develop Relationships, align priorities and provide guidance

To Employees – Listen, be available, be the voice of reason

To External stakeholders – Listen, Benchmark, Engage. Always be pipelining. Build your brand

 Build Your HR Brand

Your brand needs to speak when you are not in the room. Stewart also shared some 7 tips on how to build your profile on LinkedIn, I will let you discover which ones they are by listening to the recording on this link

 #HR Reflections