May 30th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Agile HR: What, How and Why? with Natal Dank
Natal Dank, who leads the global Agile HR Community, discusses how HR is going agile. Many HR teams are adopting agile development methods to increase effectiveness, improve collaboration, and become more business and customer-focused. We explore the skills and mindsets needed to implement agile in HR, and the pitfalls to avoid.
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May 1st 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Tackling the Workforce Crisis with Julia Howes
Julia Howes discusses Mercer’s Workforce Monitor research, which shows that in all major markets, organisations face an impending workforce crisis driven by an ageing workforce, significant reductions in the working population, and high demand for new skills. We explore five lines of defence organisations can adopt to deal with the challenge.
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April 15th 2019
Executive Summary: Talent on the Move: Time for a Rethink?
This executive summary of the report explores global talent and the challenges we face. What is the likely shape of talent management in the future and what can organisations do to create more effective talent management? How can global talent pipelines be improved and how much change will organisations need to prepare for?
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February 3rd 2017
How Can Evidence-Based Thinking Help Us Evaluate Performance?
In his presentation from CRF's workshop - Developing a Business Relevant HR Function - Phil Rosenzweig asks two very important questions for HR:
- Do we know high performance when we see it?
- What shapes our thinking about high performance?
Through media-based and experimental findings, Phil challenges the understanding behind evidence-based management and the 'bumps' along the way we should be aware of when making business decisions.
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February 3rd 2017
Business Relevant HR: Positioning, Prioritising, and Performing
In his presentation at Developing a Business Relevant HR Function workshop, Pat Wright proposed a new approach to 'business relevant HR'. What is the new model about? It's about positioning the HR function, prioritising the challenges HR works on based on the business need, and delivering actual value to the business.
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January 24th 2017
Executive Summary: High Impact HR - How do we create a more business-relevant function?
In today's rapidly changing business environment, it's more important than ever for HR to be commercial, close to the business, and clearly aligned to business strategy. However, the reality for many organisations is that HR is often disconnected from business priorities, and HR's contribution to critical strategic and commercial objectives is not always clear.
CRF’s new research report considers the current state of the HR function, and looks at the role HR should play in helping develop and execute strategy, and how HR can become more business-relevant. This executive summary examines the key findings from the research.
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