OD Café: Innovation in HR Architecture

21 October 2015

Welcome!

What are we doing today:At the first cafe we explored the topic by looking at definitions and models.Last month, 3 clients shared real-life experiences in this field with usToday we’ll be looking at the ‘so what and what now’

Why should OD be concerned with Innovation in HR Architecture?

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A definition of HR Architecture

HR Architecture is composed of systems, practices, competencies and employee performance behaviours that reflect the development and management of the firm’s strategic human capital. (Becker & Huselid 2006)

Foundational practices Human Resources Architecture Foundation Recruitment

SelectionTermination

Role / Job Profiles

Learning Develop-ment

Perfor-mance Manage-ment

Compen-sationReward

ConductNorms

Physical layout

Strategi

c

SourcingHiringFiring

Work arrange-ments

TrainingRotation

Working hoursReviews

Compen-sationBonus

Confident-iality

Location

Social

Work arrange-mentsvacation

Rotation Reviews Code of conductConflict resolution

Accessibility

Regulatory

SourcingHiringFiring

vacation Reviews Compen-sation

Facilities

HR Architecture Human Resources Architecture

RecruitmentSelection

Termination

Role / Job Profiles

Learning Development

Performance Management

CompensationReward

ConductNorms

Physical layout

Configuration ACORE - Combination of Policies and practices for all

Configuration B Standard Local – Combination of Policies and practices for non-standard groups

Configuration C Innovative – new forms and new combinations of policies and practices for group C

The Innovation room

Sourcing and Hiring – KSA to personality

Work Arrangements – groups to teams

Training – task to process

Compensation – outcome to validated learning

Innovation in HR Architecture

Foundational AwarenessWhat are your actual policies and practices?How many variations, in which groups?What hypopthesis can you form about the logic of the Architecture?What is "Core"?

Strategic Intent

Who is the customer who must be delighted?What innovation is required?How would you know if you have succeeded?

Architectural Experiments

What is the smallest safe-to-fail batch?What is the Minimum Viable Local Architecture?Fail-Learn-Fail-Learn-Scale cycle

Contact WorldsView Academy• Learn about the underlying Organisational

Design theory• Get some assistance with kick-starting your HR

innovation• Explore other areas of innovation or strategy

Let’s build our shared understanding:

If you had one question/ challenge/ statement- what would it be?Think by yourself and then discuss at your tables

At your table:

So what – what now?

What does this mean for you in your role in your organisation?

What can (or should) you do different today?

Thank you for joining us in 2015!Look out for an invitation from us early in 2016 when we will announce our theme for the first quarter!