dc enterprise agilists | agile hr – the 21st century people approach

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DC Enterprise Agilists | Jun-20-2016

Fabiola Eyholzer | @FabiolaEyholzer | #AgileHR

Agile HR –The 21st Century People Approach

Great vision without great people is irrelevant.

– Jim Collins


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The Importance of People in VUCA Times

© 2016 Just Leading Solutions LLC – All Rights Reserved.The Importance of People in VUCA Times

Fact is: We live in VUCA times and have to respond to its challenges


Volatility

Uncertainty

Complexity

Ambiguity


Todays currency for competitiveness are: Talent, knowledge & leadership



That makes inspired, empowered, and engaged people the live and soul of thriving organizations



And puts Human Resources on the map like never before



Agile HR is a reality – Look at the top HR trends 2016


Jan-20-2016

2016 to welcome the

acceleration of agile adoption

outside IT

Jan-25-2016

HR drives the agile

organization

Dec-1-2015

HR embraces

agile (#1 of 11 HR Trends

for 2016)


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Realities of HR in Organizations

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© 2016 Just Leading Solutions LLC – All Rights Reserved.Realities of HR in Organizations

HR is the most misunderstood job family and many things are (unjustly) said about HR

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HR is too important to be

left to HR.Harvard Business Review

HR lives in a

bubble

HR is too focused on process and is not a “big picture”

person.EIU Survey C-Level Executives

Everyone hates HR.

CBS News

HR people aren't the sharpest tacks in the box.

Fast Company

HR’s job is to be the policy police and

the health ’n’ happiness

patrol.

Anyone can do

HR

HR deals with the soft side of business and is therefore not

accountable.

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Many people decisions and policies are dictated by hidden forces, especially Finance and Legal



HR instruments are driven to handle poor performance and mediocrity



HR instruments must make up for weak managers and uninspiring leaders, costing companies billions



No more! It is time for People Operations



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Lean | Agile People Operations


© 2016 Just Leading Solutions LLC – All Rights Reserved.Lean | Agile People Operations

Lean | Agile People Ops is about creating inspiring and engaging places of work where talents can thrive



Agile People Pros have a strong understanding of 21st century employees and organizations



Agile HR solutions are accessible and accommodating –while being co-created and constantly evolving



Agility in HR means building a responsive HR organizationas well as providing winning People solutions


Agile HR Solutions

Agile HR Organization



Agile HR Practices

© 2016 Just Leading Solutions LLC – All Rights Reserved.Agile HR Practices

Embrace the new talent contract and the power shift in favor of intrinsically motivated employees



Create inspiring place of work and foster continuous engagement



Hire for attitude and fit and rock at onboarding



Move to an Iterative Performance Flow and eliminate employee appraisals



Strive for continuous improvement and support impactful learning



Empower and support through inspiring leadership



Take the issue of money off the table



Offer meaningful growth opportunities




Agile HR Journey

Agile HR Journey


The need for a new take on HR is closely linked to the Agile Transformation Journey

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2

3

4

5

Impending issues are not yet apparent

and HR proceeds as

usual

Discrepancies between agile and corporate HR occur but are dealt with according to regulations

Transitional instruments

allow to bridge agile

teams requests with corporate HR

demands

HR tools are being

reinvented to fit the

essentials and culture of successfullean | agile teams and

units

HR organization is redesigned according tolean | agile

values, principles and

practices

Agile HR Journey

An approach to Agile People Initiatives –

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Agile HR Assessment

Iterate

Plan

Do

Check

Adjust

Trigger

Agile HR Vision

Specific Challenge(s)

ROI Review (Terminate)

Initiate

Backlog Refinement

Train & Educate

Initial Retrospective &

Backlog

Lightweight Business Case

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TriggerTrigger | InitiateTrigger | Initiate | Iterate



Agile HR Journey – Some Quick Tips

Agile HR Journey

Involve your HR Pros! – Seriously!


Agile HR Journey

Set them up for success! – Set them up like you would any other Agile team


Agile HR Journey

Guide their agile journey! – Give them a fulltime agile coach


Agile HR Journey

Training them in agile is not enough!– Help them translate it into an HR settings


Agile HR Journey

Cut them some slack!– Remember when you started out?


Agile HR Journey

Let them have some fun too!– Hackathons, Open Space etc. do transfer


Agile HR Journey

Understand YOUR organization and find your way!– Best practices are probably best somewhere else


Agile HR Journey

An investment in Lean | Agile People Operations is an investment in your People!


To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.

– Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup

Thank you!

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New York, NY 10016

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Fabiola EyholzerCEO

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@FabiolaEyholzer


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