Biggest impact on your organisation in next 12 - 18 months
- Us election - market volatility and social unrest
- Brexit and potential of no deal
- Mass firings/redundancy
- Reorganisations and streamlining
- Self service economy and automation
- Jobs not making meaningful contribution
- Debt repayment challenges
- The young adults whose GCSE's and A-levels were interrupted by CoVid entering the workforce
Questions to ask leaders where the organisation has pivoted
- As a business leader, how open are you to changing behaviour in a time of need?
- At what point did you change your mind?
- Why operate in the same market?
- How do you counter short-termism?
- How do you change when you are just keeping the lights on?
- How do you go the extra mile if you get rid of the discretionary projects that drive innovation?
- What is the future of transactions where no money is changing hands?
- Could this be the time for a universal basic income to give everyone enough to survive?
Things that might change
- Focus on releasing people's potential, not limiting competency frameworks
- Everyone back to the office
- Creativity without the chaos
- Purpose driven culture
Realistic changes
- Transparency of pay and flatter pay structures
- True flexibility
- Rewarding compassion
- Self-directed teams
- Focus on purpose and a creative approach
Outcomes
- More purpose aligned and motivated workforce
- Become a more attractive employer
- Individual and organisational values and purpose aligned
Actions
- Address challenging behaviours
- Remove corporate titles
- Focus HR policy on the individual
- Change to peer to peer recognition
- Design organisation around purpose
- Make exit a regular part of the conversation
