A high number of business transformation programs doesn’t seem to succeed. Most studies point to major gaps in culture, leadership and change competencies. What really seems to be missing is competence in people and culture. While at the same time the traditional HR (Human Resources) function has come under pressure, possibly filling the gap seems to be the perfect fit. This session not only offers insights into options for the new role of HR, but also applicable tools for starting the journey right away.

Target Audience: HR Manager, HR Business Partners, Coaches, Line Managers, All Stakeholders of HR
Prerequisites: Experience or insights regarding business transformation and respective challenges
Level: Basic

Extended Abstract:
A high number of business transformation programs doesn’t seem to succeed. Most studies point to major gaps in culture, leadership and change competencies. What really seems to be missing is competence in people and culture. While at the same time the traditional HR (Human Resources) function has come under pressure, possibly filling the gap seems to be the perfect fit. This session not only offers insights into options for the new role of HR, but also applicable tools for starting the journey right away.

Most transformation initiatives do not really care for two functions - Finance and HR. Interesting enough, from our experience, if supported, these two functions seem to be the key levers. Not being supported they often turn out to be the key obstacles. A highly dynamic and disruptive economy has been challenging business as usual. New ways of working made many HR tasks obsolete to be primarily driven from a central place. And at the same time, the people and culture factors remained a big challenge. Who else, if not those, who have been educated in people topics, could help to survive and thrive from this perspective.

However, in order to be able doing so, traditional HR needs to rethink, reorganize and reposition itself. It needs to move away from treating people as resources and focus on fostering relations instead. This session is designed for providing triggers to do so. The session is highly interactive, leads groups of participants through several tools towards investigating challenges and co-creating these new opportunities.