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Hands up who misses those in-person interactions?
The International HR Forum's annual two-day event is normally a heady mix of content, gossip, top-drawer presenters, bacon butties, biscuits and booze. We had to change things around a bit this year given Covid and arrange things around a series of one-hour sessions over a 6-week period. See how I avoided the dreaded "re-imagine", "pivot", "adjust to a new normal", etc. phrases there? First up was the delightful David D'Souza (@dds180) from the CIPD to talk to the future of work, given what's been happening over the past few months. The main talking points were as follows: - The genie is out of the bottle, there's no turning back now. - The sudden acceleration of trends that had been plodding along beforehand e.g. the use of tech to facilitate remote working, knowledge-sharing, employee wellbeing, etc. - How do we reconfigure things to take into account many people now have a choice in where they work, how they work, and when they work? - Inclusion... Don't forget about engaging with the 20% who are likely to struggle going forward. - Focus on wellness as a necessity rather than as a nice-to-have, given increased feelings of isolation. - Managing "them and us" divisions e.g. between those who have to work on a production line or in a shop v. the office-based folk who can work from home. - Understanding the implications of all of this on leadership, talent acquisition, performance, comms, engagement, the human touch, etc. And the main implications for us HR lot? We need a total re-think of how we look after people. From a skills perspective, now than ever before, HR needs to have the following in their toolkit: - Stakeholder management. - Change management. - An understanding of group dynamics and team performance. - Crisis management. - The ability to nurture culture. - Humility. - Networking as part of the broader HR community. Sadly we ran out of time, but a huge thanks for David, what a thought-provoking way to adjust to the new normal by kicking off our re-imagined, re-pivoted Annual Do in such a way! See you at the next session.
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Debbie Percy
10/2/2020 09:18:33 am
Thanks a helpful top line summary.
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