Slides for speech at HR Tech Expo by NCHRA on August 25, 2017. Based on research by Prophet "HR as a Force for Digital Change" available at https://goo.gl/qu7rN3.
Description: Transformations are never easy, and the digital transformation is doubly so because of the technology angle. HR leaders must work the fine line between pushing executives and teams to be agile and change faster, while still enabling the organization to deliver on near-term objectives.
We'll examine the challenges and opportunities that digital creates, and the crucial role that HR leaders play in bringing about the transformation needed to help your organization thrive in the digital era.
8. HR should focus on
three areas to
strategically drive
digital transformation
9. 9
Prescription for HR’s actions in digital transformation
If Leadership is lodged in
Conventionalist &
Experimenter space:
• Ensure HR leadership
alignment around a shared
vision
• HR leaders step forward with
Marketing and IT peers to build
a coherent digital strategy
across the firm
If Culture is less advanced,
with laggardly digital behavior:
• Shift internal culture within HR
to reward innovative thinking
• Recruit disruptive non-
traditional talent
• HR leaders build a vision of the
culture needed to support
digital change
• Initiate digital culture program
that ingrains digital thinking,
not bright shiny objects
If Strategy isn’t clear on how
HR will support digital change:
• Articulate the role of digital in
all HR specialties
• Create an HR specific digital
strategy that rolls up to and
supports the overall business’
digital strategy
• Ensure that HR is contributing
fully to business strategy,
especially the role of people in
digital transformation
12. 12
FORMER CEO DAVID THODEY
TOOK OVER IN 2009
THE NETWORK NEEDED
COMPLETE OVERHAUL, WHICH
WOULD TAKE FOUR YEARS
EMPLOYEES WERE SO
EMBARRASSED, THEY
WOULDN’T ADMIT THEY
WORKED AT TELSTRA
An illustrative example of an Engaged Leader
14. 14
EMPLOYEES DOWNLOAD AN APP TO
THEIR PHONE AND CAN LOG SERVICE
REQUEST FOR FRIEND OR FAMILY
MEMBER
• ESCALATE ISSUES
• CLOSES THE LOOP WITH BOTH
EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER
• ALSO PROVIDES UPDATES ON
STRATEGY, NEWS UPDATES,
ETC.
• ALMOST HALF OF EMPLOYEES
HAVE DOWNLOADED THE APP
Telstra’s “BBQ app created a groundswell
Self driving car
Growth tension: in the midst of all this, how do you ensure you are growing in a way that is best for your business – i.e. grow your own way
Marketplace is changing
Customer expectations are higher than ever
Pace of growth is high
Who: Charlene
Who: Charlene
Who: Charlene
Self driving car
Growth tension: in the midst of all this, how do you ensure you are growing in a way that is best for your business – i.e. grow your own way
Marketplace is changing
Customer expectations are higher than ever
Pace of growth is high