High-Velocity Business requires a High-Velocity Workforce

LATEST THINKING

In a high-velocity business, the status quo is not good enough. Operating in today’s disruption-fueled environment requires a high-velocity workforce. Agile, relevant, empowered.

Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) are taking advantage of this opportunity to position HR in the center of the organization, sparking a change reaction to help the business and its people adapt and thrive in the face of digital transformation.

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KEY FINDINGS

Leading CHROs are driving a high-velocity future workforce by:

POWERING THE PEOPLE AGENDA
Through data-driven insights, CHROs now have the opportunity to directly tie workforce-related decisions to tangible business outcomes.

PUTTING EXPERIENCE TO WORK
CHROs are creating highly personalized employee experiences to keep all workers engaged and committed to doing their best.

RENEWING HR ITSELF
CHROs are driving a culture of continuous learning and renewal that supports organization-wide agility and places HR at the center of change.

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85% of CHROs believe HR should facilitate performance across a workforce that includes contractors and third-party providers 85% of CHROs believe HR should facilitate performance across a workforce that includes contractors and third-party providers

SEIZE THE MOMENT

CHROs have the opportunity to elevate the role of HR across the organization:

OBSESS ABOUT DATA
Successful CHROs develop the analytics skills of HR professionals, and hone their ability to integrate workforce-related insights with business objectives, to create recommendations for improving productivity and other business outcomes.

CHAMPION THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
Leading CHROs create highly personalized employee experiences for all parts of the workforce, including contractors and freelancers, to keep workers engaged, skilled and committed to doing their best.

RENEW ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Forward-thinking CHROs reinvigorate the HR organization with a new kind of management discipline to secure the strategic capabilities needed and develop a continuous learning culture.