august '16 luncheon presentation: hr as social architect

Jason Lauritsen | @JasonLauritsen | @QuantumWork

HR as Social Architect

THEN

THEN NOW

SIGNALS

Workhaschanged.

We now do work

TOGETHER.

HUMAN CAPITAL

What about this stuff?

In a social world,

Human Capital isn’t

enough to win.

The NEW Talent Equation

resources available to an individual through their relationships to and connections with others:

- information- ideas- expertise

- goodwill- trust- cooperation

Baker, Wayne. Achieving Success Through Social Capital. 2000.

SOCIAL CAPITAL

Innovation

Speed

Learning

Engagement

OR

The NEW Talent Equation

The NEW Talent Equation

Talent Management

The NEW Talent Equation

Talent Management

Social Architect

Human Resources

has a new role, to be

the social architect of

the organization.

Where do our friends come from?

PROXIMITY–We become closest to those who

occupy the same small, physical spaces we do

ACTIVITY–We grow relationships with those

with whom we DO things

Job Research56% got job through contact

Mark Granovetter, Getting a Job, 1974

1. Teach social skills and

connection mindset.

Help people understand the importance of relationships.

Teach the skills of connection and networking.

2. Unleash the power of

social technology.

Surrender control of social networking tools.

Teach people how to use social networks to do

better work.

3. Make sharing and

helping easy.

Cultivate an internal social network.

Photo courtesy of StockMonkeys.com

Encourage people to

their work for the network.

4. Encourage socializing

at and through work.

No ConnectionNo Overlap

Connection MadeStill No Overlap

Significant OverlapMeaningful Relationship

Intentionally design time for

connecting and networking

into work.

Make connectedness and networking a component of performance.

5. Break down the wall

between work and

personal.

Encourage people to

share more about

themselves at work.

Photo by Tomi Tapio

Create a place for sharing stories and

celebrating personal accomplishments.

6. Support and organize

“causes” at work.

Use meaningful activity to generate

social capital.

Provide tools to make it easy for

employees to organize around

common interests.

The NEW Talent Equation

INCREASE ENGAGEMENT

DRIVE PERFORMANCE

UNDERSTAND TURNOVER

TOOLS TO MAKE WORK AWESOME.

www.QuantumWorkplace.com

Jason LauritsenDirector, Client Success

jason@quantumworkplace.com402.819.4708