On October 6, 2016, Tom Haak of the HR Trend Institute conducted a workshop for the HR Team of Robeco. This are the slides he used.

1. HR Trends
6 oktober , 2016

2. Outline
Trends & Opportunities for HR
Dialogue: what is useful for us?
Trend Scan: how do we use the trends
in Robeco?
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3. 9 trend
areas
Short desciption
From hierarchy to network / from closed to open
The invasion of smart tech
Globalisation/ Localisation
From X to Y to Z: more generations in the workforce
Making fun is serious business
Purpose before pecunia
Increasing speed: fast eats slow
From Big Bang change programs to small experiments
From intuitive HR to evidence/ fact based HR
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4. From hierarchy to network

5. Kotter: Accelerate
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6. Different talent sources
Internal talent
pool
Online
Intermediary
Alumni
Start-ups Self employed
Talent Sharing

7. Job crafting
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8. Job Piling
8

9. Network
Analysis

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14. 14

19. The invasion of smart tech

24. Hitachi Business Microscope
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26. Joy & pride

34. A computer with a roof (“The Edge”)

35. Jimmy, Intel’s 3D
printed robot

38. Digital Intelligent Assistants

39. Enterprise Behavioral Matching

45. Globalisation/ Localisation

48. From X to Y to Z:
more generations in the workforce

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50. Individualisation
• Not: one size fits all
• Big Data enables individualisation
• HR using marketing techniques

51. Making fun is serious business

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63. Purpose before pecunia

64. At AMAZON
meetings
start with
30 minutes
silence

65. Zappos HQ in
downtown Las Vegas
“Casual Colision”
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67. Sitting is the new smoking
Visser, Rietveld
& Rietveld

71. Impossible.com

73. Increasing speed: fast eats slow

74. Performance management trends
Process
• Faster feedback
• No more annual reviews
• No performance ratings
• Accenture, Deloitte, Nokia
Measurement
• How to measure
performance?
• How to predict top
performers?
Performance
Consulting

75. Performance: not a Bell curve,
but a Power Law distribution
Performance
Number of people

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80. From Big Bang change programs
to small experiments

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82. Tribes/ Chapters/ Squads

83. Effort x Impact matrix
Impact
Effort
High
Low
High Low

84. Scalability

85. From intuitive HR to
evidence/ fact based HR

86. Periodical reporting
e.g. FTE, KPIs and processes
Self service tools
Optimize analytical use
of HR technology
Analyze quality and efficiency
of workforce programs
Forecast impact of
workforce programs
Support and enable
fact based approach
Forecast workforce future
Executive wide support
for workforce analytics
Identify cross functional
opportunities for analysis
(e.g. Sales, SCP, QSE, GMCR
etc.)
HR OPERATIONAL HR STRATEGIC BUSINESS STRATEGIC
BUSINESSIMPACT
Help optimize processes
Help Increase HR efficiency
Help Increase workforce efficiency
Measure business impact of HR
Harvest cross functional synergies
Enable holistic approach to business
issues
Support HR
EFFICIENCY
Support business
IMPACT
Support business
STRATEGY
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90. The Vitesse example

91. Accenture Sweden: Diversity

92. Some final remarks

93. Human nature does not change (so fast)
What are people looking for?
• Security
• A sense of belonging
• Clear goals
• Being heard
• Challenges
• Success
• Support from the top
• Attention
• ……..
• ……..

94. Success!
Twitter: @tomwhaak, @hrtrendinst
Website: hrtrendinstitute.com
FlipBoard: The Future of HR

95. The HR Trend Scan | To what extend is Robeco adapting to the trends?
Please rate your organisation on each of the 9 trend areas

96. Trend area More detail
From Hierachy to network
From closed to open organisatons; the borders of organisations become more blurry. More
people in the flexible workforce. Increasing importance of communities. Information travels
fast. Transparency key.
The invasion of smart tech
Big data. Data science. The internet of things. Robotisation. Self driving cars. Renewable
energy. Artificial intelligence (machine learning). Wearables. 3D printing. Smart offices.
Globalisation/ localisation
World more connected. Countertrend: consumers want local products. For some
professions (design, software) from local to global market. Urbanisation.
From X to Y to Z: more
generations in the workfoce
Different generations with different needs and expectations. Gen Y (millennials) will be a
substantial part of the wokforce. As people work longer more generations work together.
Diversity.
Making fun is serious business
Work and fun used to be separated. Today the expectaion is that work should be fun.
Gamification is entering work.
Purpose before pecunia
People are looking for organisations that do good in the world. Just Corporate Social
Responsibility is nog enough. Sustainability. Sharing economy. Diconnecting (information
overload).
Increasing speed: fast eats slow
Technology/ Internet enable new business models. Big organisations do not need many
people. New entrants can capture the market fast. Exponentiality.
From big bang change programs
to small experiments
Also fueled by technlogy. Experimenting has become easier. Learning by doing. Moving and
learning is better that standing still. A-B testing. Agility. Scrum. Traditional change
management too slow.
From intuitive HR to evidence/
fact based HR
HR/ people analytics. Big data entering HR. Not all new: scientific knowledge is often poorly
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98. HR with impact
Aspect
1. HR speaks the language of the business
2. HR works multidisplinary
3. HR is more leader than follower
4. HR has clear principles
5. HR is flexible
6. HR has a sense of humor
7. HR likes to experiment
8. HR can implement
9. HR dares to innovate
10. HR has a strong network
11. HR can calculate
12. HR comes with practical solutions

99. The HR Agenda
A. What is the
strategy of the
organization?
A’. What
are the
current
issues?
B. What are the
capabilities need to
strengthened?
• Leadership
• Technical/Functional
• Operational
C. What is the required
culture, to avoid issues
and to be successful?
D. What is
the gap with
the current
situation?
Clever use of
People
Analytics
E. What are the
priorities?
What is the plan?
• Focus!
• Preference for high impact/
low effort initiatives
F. What capabilities and
what organisation are
needed in HR to
implement the plan?
• Mission/ vision
• Roles & responsibilities
• External partners
• Program/ project mgt
• Communication
• Measurement
Recruitment/ Selection
Staffing/ Succession
Mgt
Training/ Development
Talent Development
Performance Man
Compensation &
Benefits
Internal
communication
HR Trend
Scan