AGILE HR

At the very core of my transformation approach is Agile. Agile is one of the hottest topics in HR. Every organisation seems to have it on the agenda, and if the pandemic has taught us anything in business, it’s the criticality of agility.

 

Agile helps us deliver more value to our people, businesses and customers with less work from our teams, enabling us to re-invest our critical resources into value-adding activity.

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But what does Agile actually mean for HR Leaders and Functions? And if you’re just beginning your Agile journey where do you even start?

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Harnessing the power of Agile can actually be very straightforward. You don’t need to put it off until next year, wait until you have more time, capacity or budget. The perfect time will never arrive and in fact, the best time to begin is right now. 

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My Agile HR principles consist of six easily understandable steps, utilising the core concepts of agile. This jargon free approach enables teams to quickly start thinking differently and operating in new ways to realise the benefits of Agile without having to learn new methodologies or frameworks.

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1. Creating an environment of enablement and empowerment

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Helps optimise flexibility, creativity and productivity, enabling people to do their best work.

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2. Make the shift from process to experience

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Instead of focusing of what we need to get done, re-design based on the experience for our people to speed up performance and results.

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3. Lead with simplicity

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Successful transformation is as much about removing what we don’t need as creating what we do need. If it’s not adding value, it’s got to go.

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4. A culture of collaboration and continuous improvement

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We are greater than the sum of our parts. Build cross-HR and cross functional collaboration to co-create the best possible solutions.

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5. Design with our people, not for them

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Bringing our people into our HR world to understand the problem from their perspective. Co-create streamlined, effective, compliant solutions that are easy to use, with strong adoption.

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6. Deliver early, often and incrementally

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Releasing improvements in stages and using the voice of our people to continually review progress enables us to deliver results quickly and frequently.

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My approach will help you deliver more value for your people, business and customers with less work from your teams. Creating efficiencies, great experiences and better business outcomes, ultimately providing a competitive advantage for your organisation.

 

Are you ready to get started on your Agile HR journey?