© Henley Business School 2011 www.henley.reading.ac.uk Centre for HR excellence can’t put in what God left out – The Soluti on
Jan 07, 2017
© Henley Business School 2011www.henley.reading.ac.uk
Centre for HR excellence
You can’t put in what God left out – The Solution
Strategic HRBPs are a rare commodity
“In terms of our development environment we’re like a hairdresser with a rubbish barnet”
WHY?
CSFs
Issue 1
Sustained L/T Commitment to developing individuals and function (esp from CEO):
Issue 2
Depth vs Breadth
Issue 3
Maintaining time and space
despite pressure to downsize
Issue 4
How/what to assess and develop especially at senior levels
Issue 5
Strategy Guru vs Doing the Basics
ImplicationsIssue Organisational Individual
1. Long Term View
Time generating support vs designing/implementing HR development programme
Build a long term career view
2. Depth vs Breadth
Create career opportunities for both Move outside comfort zone
3. Time and space Invest even in the downturn Don’t be busy, busy, busy
4. Assess Invest in assessment and development
Understand what they’re looking for and build the relevant experience
5. Strategy vs basics Deliver the basics first
Get operational experience and develop a reputation for delivery
Conversation: What do you need to do personally and functionally?
‘I interviewed a lady recently for an HRBP role. She said she was a
strategic thinker, but when I explored what she meant by the term
strategic, for her it was reading the business plan every quarter. I
asked her about a longer time frame, and she thought I was
speaking in tongues!’
Cultural Fit
Conversation: Where could you find them?
Releasing the Pressure• Understand the pressure• Look for the tell tale signs• Provide resources and
support• Prioritise your asks• Support them to navigate
stakeholders• Keep the CofE off their
backs• Deal with the politics
Conversation: How do you relieve the pressure?