A joint research project from Ipsos MORI and Cirrus

1. Leadership Connections
How HR deals with C-suite Leadership
A joint research project from Ipsos MORI and Cirrus

2. What the recession did to the workplace
…and what Leaders and HR can do about it

3. What happened to investing in employees
2006
2009
2011
2012
70
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90
100
2006
2009
2011
2012
Motivates employees to work to the highest levels
Interested in their well-being
Develops employees to full potential
Base: UK data from Ipsos RED database: 2006 (3013), 2009 (4108), 2011 (4001), 2012 (4000).
The company…

4. And what happened to how we manage them?
2006
2009
2011
2012
70
80
90
100
2006
2009
2011
2012
Sets a good example
Delegates effectively
Effectively organizes work of the team
Line manager…
Base: UK data from Ipsos RED database: 2006 (3013), 2009 (4108), 2011 (4001), 2012 (4000).

5. Comparing the two, the recession has refocused companies’ attention
2006
2009
2011
2012
70
80
90
100
2006
2009
2011
2012
Investing in employees
Functional management
Have we shifted from managing people as people to managing people as resources?
Base: UK data from Ipsos RED database: 2006 (3013), 2009 (4108), 2011 (4001), 2012 (4000).

6. So…..
•Is it sustainable in the longer term?
•Can companies thrive if their people don’t feel invested in?
•How can Connected Leadership help and what is the role of HR?

7. Initial insight into our joint research
Ipsos MORI’s Captains of Industry and interviews with HRDs

8. Leadership Connections: Early findings
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10%
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60%
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Being agile
Creating a shared direction
Being authentic
Building teams that
collaborate
Involving colleagues in
decision making
Most important challenges for Leaders
HR most effective in
HR should become more effective in
Base: 54 face-to-face interviews amongst CEOs of FTSE 350 organisations.

9. The role of HR
Mark Stevens | Provident Financial Group
“Big businesses are good at articulating “the what” that they’re trying to achieve, whether that’s financial or customer target. But they often forget “the how” you achieve those targets where values play a big part – and there’s a role here for HR.”
Dave Buglass| Tesco Bank
“HR is probably one of the least agile functions in the world. We as a function have got to be more disruptive, more curious and we've got to be more commercial with what we do”
Sarah Dickins | Provident Financial Group
“Because of the rate at which businesses are transforming, I think there’s a really important role for HR to play to make sure that the organisation is ready for that change”
Quotes from in-depth interviews with senior leaders