Washington DC; USA | Jun-20-2016 Inspired, empowered, and engaged people are the heart and soul of Agile – and HR. Let’s turn your Human Resources into Agile People Operations to boost your enterprise agility. -- “#1 trend 2016: HR embraces agile" | HR Trend Institute "HR drives the agile organization" | HRO Today -- Transforming your organization into an agile enterprise is no small deed. And it does not matter where you are on your way towards embracing agility on all levels. There will be a time when you need to align your people solutions with the mindset and demands of agile people and organizations. The time is right to turn your Human Resources into Agile People Operations and any investment in modern People solutions is an investment in your people. We will talk about how to shift from a traditional to an Agile People approach and we will share stories, ideas, and examples of Agile HR practices and their impact.

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Agile HR –
The 21st Century People Approach

2. Great vision without great people is irrelevant.
– Jim Collins

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The Importance of People in VUCA Times

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Fact is: We live in VUCA times and have to respond to its
challenges
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Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Ambiguity

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Todays currency for competitiveness are:
Talent, knowledge & leadership
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That makes inspired, empowered, and engaged people
the live and soul of thriving organizations
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And puts Human Resources on the map like never before
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Agile HR is a reality – Look at the top HR trends 2016
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Jan-20-2016
2016 to
welcome the
acceleration of
agile adoption
outside IT
Jan-25-2016
HR drives
the agile
organization
Dec-1-2015
HR
embraces
agile (#1 of
11 HR Trends
for 2016)

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Realities of HR in Organizations
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HR is the most misunderstood job family and many things
are (unjustly) said about HR
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HR is too
important to be
left to HR.
Harvard Business Review
HR lives
in a
bubble
HR is too focused on process
and is not a “big picture”
person.
EIU Survey C-Level Executives
Everyone
hates HR.
CBS News
HR people aren't the
sharpest tacks in the box.
Fast Company
HR’s job is to
be the policy
police and
the health ’n’
happiness
patrol.
Anyone
can do
HR
HR deals with the soft side of
business and is therefore not
accountable.
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Many people decisions and policies are dictated by hidden
forces, especially Finance and Legal
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HR instruments are driven to handle poor performance
and mediocrity
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HR instruments must make up for weak managers and
uninspiring leaders, costing companies billions
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No more! It is time for People Operations
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Lean | Agile People Operations
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Lean | Agile People Ops is about creating inspiring and
engaging places of work where talents can thrive
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Agile People Pros have a strong understanding of 21st
century employees and organizations
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Agile HR solutions are accessible and accommodating –
while being co-created and constantly evolving
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Agility in HR means building a responsive HR organization
as well as providing winning People solutions
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Agile HR
Solutions
Agile HR
Organization

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Agile HR Practices

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Embrace the new talent contract and the power shift in
favor of intrinsically motivated employees
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Create inspiring place of work and foster continuous
engagement
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Hire for attitude and fit and rock at onboarding
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Move to an Iterative Performance Flow and eliminate
employee appraisals
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Strive for continuous improvement and support impactful
learning
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Empower and support through inspiring leadership
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Take the issue of money off the table
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Offer meaningful growth opportunities
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Agile HR Journey

30. Agile HR Journey
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The need for a new take on HR is closely linked
to the Agile Transformation Journey
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2
3
4
5
Impending
issues are not
yet apparent
and HR
proceeds as
usual
Discrepancies
between agile
and corporate
HR occur but
are dealt with
according to
regulations
Transitional
instruments
allow to
bridge agile
teams
requests with
corporate HR
demands
HR tools are
being
reinvented to
fit the
essentials and
culture of
successful
lean | agile
teams and
units
HR
organization
is redesigned
according to
lean | agile
values,
principles and
practices

31. Agile HR Journey
An approach to Agile People Initiatives –
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Agile HR
Assessment
Iterate
Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
Trigger
Agile HR
Vision
Specific
Challenge(s)
ROI Review
(Terminate)
Initiate
Backlog
Refinement
Train &
Educate
Initial
Retrospective &
Backlog
Lightweight
Business Case
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TriggerTrigger | InitiateTrigger | Initiate | Iterate

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Agile HR Journey – Some Quick Tips

33. Agile HR Journey
Involve your HR Pros!
– Seriously!
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34. Agile HR Journey
Set them up for success!
– Set them up like you would any other Agile team
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35. Agile HR Journey
Guide their agile journey!
– Give them a fulltime agile coach
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36. Agile HR Journey
Training them in agile is not enough!
– Help them translate it into an HR settings
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37. Agile HR Journey
Cut them some slack!
– Remember when you started out?
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38. Agile HR Journey
Let them have some fun too!
– Hackathons, Open Space etc. do transfer
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39. Agile HR Journey
Understand YOUR organization and find your way!
– Best practices are probably best somewhere else
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40. Agile HR Journey
An investment in Lean | Agile People Operations is an
investment in your People!
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41. To win in the marketplace you must first win in
the workplace.
– Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup

42. Thank you!
Just Leading Solutions
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14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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www.justleadingsolutions.com
Fabiola Eyholzer
CEO
fabiola.eyholzer@justleadingsolutions.com
+1 908 340 8091
@FabiolaEyholzer
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