Strategic HR

1 month ago | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |Phoebe Armstrong

Adaptive intelligence empowers HR to approach uncertainty with confidence and creativity. But how can practitioners cultivate this essential capability – both in themselves and their teams? Picture a smart, capable employee who’s long been a high performer at your organisation. They know the company’s processes inside and out, and are great at solving problems. But when the company rushes to embrace new generative AI systems to improve workflows, they hit a wall.

Sep 20, 2024 | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |Phoebe Armstrong

Resistance from stakeholders doesn’t have to stall progress. By using these targeted strategies, HR can help turn opposition into collaboration. Managing stakeholder resistance can be one of the most challenging aspects of HR’s job, but is also a crucial skill for driving meaningful change. Stakeholders come with varying perspectives, priorities and concerns, and when these are in conflict with HR’s goals, it can feel like an uphill battle to get initiatives over the line.

Aug 18, 2024 | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |David Hall

For HR leaders, having a solid working relationship with senior management or the executive in your organisation is critical. Being able to work together as a ‘united front’ is often the key to progressing important HR and organisational matters. In my career as (mostly) an external consultant and (briefly) an internal HR practitioner, I have seen matters not succeed nor do as well as they could have because of some level of disconnect between HR and senior management.

May 6, 2024 | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |Phoebe Armstrong

An evidence-based approach allows HR practitioners to enhance decision-making, manage risk and increase their impact. What does this approach look like in practice, and how can HR get started? With the HR function playing a more strategic role than ever in many organisations, the ability to make evidence-based decisions has quickly become a critical skill for practitioners.

Mar 13, 2024 | hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |Phoebe Armstrong

Adopting a codesign approach to change allowed this organisation to smoothly navigate a major cultural shift and achieve its highest-ever engagement levels. Over the past few years, overcoming resistance to change has become one of HR’s most important strategic priorities. Faced with rapid advancements in technology, the transformation of our ways of working and a turbulent economic environment, research suggests employees are experiencing increased levels of ‘change fatigue’.