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HR out, function In. Why we love banking sans banker? Same is true for people Operations called HR!





There is a tendency for large companies to "infantilize" their employees and "drown creative people in process and bureaucracy," says Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson.

Have you experienced what Greg says here?
CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no HR department.'!
https://lnkd.in/g-CDxXKe

Ram Charan in his famous HBR article told the same thing. HR's meltdown moments! Check article here- https://lnkd.in/g-CDxXKe

Ram told, while HR function is required, this department must go! Greg told the same thing, not just for HR, but even IT department!

Two other interesting people in India, former CEO of HCL Tech and former CEO and MD of KPMG in India, Vineet Nayar and Richard Rekhy, in their famous AIMA's 14th National HR Summit in 2016 in New Delhi had announced; HR will be dead by 2020! Video link is here-https://lnkd.in/ev3Wt2iy
Even if Greg, Vineet and Richard are right, it doesn't mean Dave Ulrich is proven wrong about his strategic HRBP role!
Just that despite an MBA from XLRI, TISS, IIMs, etc. the HRBPs somehow didn't claim that fabled role within HR. Silently, the HRBP position was renamed HRPP (Human Resources "People" Partner), especially in larger MNCs. CHRO became CPO!
One man, an ex-McKinsey veteran and ex Chief of People Ops, Laszlo Bock, knew how to call the role, realistically, and so, he called it, Head of People Ops.
If you look at Greg's argument, he says, functions within HR are more important than titles, like, recruiting, training coordination, pay and benefits administration, etc are essential functions. —than just a strategic HRBP role, that specializes in "nothing", never made sense! HR doesn't need a spokesperson/PR/media management role!
When it comes to HR transformations, McKinsey or Bain, BCG, or such strategic management consulting firms are hired by the board and the CEO.
Do you know, which management consulting firm and which independent management consultants were behind the famous HCL Tech transformation under Vineet Nayar?
HR used to be...

↵ The "paper pusher". All about payroll, benefits, and filling out forms.
↵ The "rule enforcer". Keeping everyone in line with company policies, often seen as the "HR police".
↵ The "firefighter". Reacting to problems after they happened, putting out fires instead of preventing them.


HR now is...

↳ The "talent architect". Building a workforce that aligns with strategic goals and drives growth.
↳ The "culture curator". Crafting an environment that attracts, engages, and retains top talent.
↳ The "people strategist". Proactively shaping the future of the organization through people-centric initiatives.

It's a shift from reactive administration to proactive partnership.
From compliance to innovation. From cost center to profit generator.

The time for HR to be JUST a support function is over.
The time to be a business partner is NOW.

PS.
What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in HR over the past few years?

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