If you were asked to redesign HR from scratch with one objective – ‘create measurable business value’ – what would you eliminate, what would you introduce, and what would you change?
BB The primary purpose of the People function is to enable organisational decision-making and operations to drive purpose-led, sustainable growth across three horizons – the known today (short term), the somewhat known tomorrow (medium term) and the evolving future (long term). Therefore, significant time and attention need to be spent on understanding the nuances of the business context and the realities of the talent ecosystem and striking a balance between the two so that the organisation has the horsepower to continuously adapt, accelerate and advance. This requires us to proactively reimagine our workflows so that we can (a) leverage technology as a tool to minimise time spent on repetitive tasks, while ensuring appropriate oversight from a quality, compliance and risk-management perspective and (b) expand share of time and...
