A presentation on themes and trends in human resources management, and some of the challenges tomorrow's HR professionals will have to tackle.

1. “BOLO”
Rollins College: HR Pros, Be On the Lookout!
April 6, 2015

2. BOLO List
1.Let’s Get Rid of HR!
2.Hunting for Purple Squirrels
3.Taking Flying Lessons from Pegasus
4.Just Wanted to Let You Know, I’m Not Coming in Today
5.Treat Employees Like Volunteers
6.But I Went into HR Because I HATE Math!

3. 1. Let’s Get Rid of HR!
Why?(What’s the issue with HR?)

4. The problem with HR is real.
It’s time to say good-bye …
Ram Charan
Harvard Business Review, July 2014
https://hbr.org/2014/07/its-time-to-split-hr

5. Let’s Get Rid of HR!
(not really a new theme)

6. The Future of HR … Isn’t HR.
Evolution from “Personnel Office” to “Human
Resources” to “Talent Management”
Old focus: Administration
New focus: Talent supply chain

7. 2. Hunting for Purple Squirrels
Who!?(What the heck is a purple squirrel?)

8. Who,
me?!?!

9. For all practical purposes,
there is no such thing as a
“Purple Squirrel;” not in nature
and not in the job market.

10. Qualified Candidates …
Some Assembly Required
Be realistic about the job requirements … you
don’t need a CFO with coding and programming
skills, so just stop!

11. 3. Taking Flying Lessons from Pegasus
Huh!?(How would that even work?)

13. Taking HR lessons from Google
is like taking flying lessons from
a Pegasus. Google is an
anomaly …
Todd Justman
(responding to a recent Wall Street Journal write-up)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-google-the-science-of-working-better-1427673486

14. Just Because it’s a “Best Practice”
Doesn’t Mean it’s Best for YOU
Today’s best practice is either tomorrow’s business-
as-usual or it’s just the flavor of the month
Innovate based on your organization’s purpose,
culture and people

16. 4. I’m Not Coming In … Ever!
What!?(Get used to it … )

18. The concept of a job, as we
know it, is starting to go
away.
Josh Bersin
The End of a Job as We Know It
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2012/01/31/the-end-of-a-job-as-we-know-it/

19. Jun 1st 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21578658-talent-
exchanges-web-are-starting-transform-world-work-workforce

20. I’m Not Coming In … Ever!
TaaSTalent-as-a-Service

21. 5. Treat Employees Like ______________
WTH!?!?
(What The Holacracy?)

23. All great changes are
preceded by chaos.
Deepak Chopra

24. 6. But … I Hate Math!
C’mon …
Admit it!!!

25. Big Data

26. There is no question that HR
will start to really "get"
analytics in the coming years.
Josh Bersin

27. The Future of HR is Data-Driven
Or in other words, sense-making …

28. “Big Data” at Devon Energy

29. HR’s Role in “Big Data”
1. Start with the problem, not the data
2. Data cleaning and defining is about 80% of the work
3. HR analysts don’t have to be computer scientists
4. The key is curiosity … and asking the right questions!
http://www.bersin.com/blog/post.aspx?id=574b5527-ce55-4ec6-8c45-c8f05f85162e

30. Recap
1.Let’s Get Rid of HR!
2.Hunting for Purple Squirrels
3.Taking Flying Lessons from Pegasus
4.I’m Not Coming in Today
5.Treat Employees Like Volunteers
6.But I Went into HR Because I HATE Math!

31. Your Turn …
Steve Urquhart
 @workforce101
 steveurquhart@gmail.com
 linkedin.com/in/steveurquhart