Showing posts with label Strategic Dynamics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strategic Dynamics. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Singapore Human Capital Summit – Summary

 

   I’ve been telling everyone I’ve been meeting here how much I’d love to come and live in Singapore. The challenge I’ve had from a couple of people is that it’s difficult to add value as an expat here without significant experience and understanding in the region.

Well yes… But:

1. I think this need to understanding the context applies to every country, and actually every different organisation. Asia is different from Europe, America and elsewhere, but it’s not THAT different – at least I’ve not heard anything during these two days, or during my previous two day workshop in KL, that convinces me it is.

By the way, I have by the way done a decent amount of work here, though most of it was before the recession (or from an Asian perspective, the slow-down).

 

2. I think what is different is HOW business is done, rather than WHAT it involves. And here, I actually feel more at home with business in Asia than I do in the West. For example, I love the way that the Singapore Stock Exchange is so focused on encouraging their registered businesses to improve Board diversity to improve corporate governance and valuations. Just not something you’d see in the West.

 

3. Most of what I do is about helping HR teams innovate. Success is doing this is about being able to think differently. I believe it can actually be useful not to be close to the way that things are currently done. And I’m not convinced that enough Asian businesses are thinking transformationally enough, to cope with the environment they’re in (just like Western businesses in fact).

 

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Tuesday, 13 September 2011

#HRMI Most Influential Thinker

 

   I’m still recovering from a great event at Claridge’s last night where HR Magazine presented their new lists of HR Most Influentials.  I was really pleased to find that I’d been included in the list of Top 25 HR Most Influential HR Thinkers, at #23.

 

 

It’s my first time on the list, and the first time a blogger has been included on it - not that my influence is confined to this blog (there’s also my consulting, speaking, training and writing etc), but the comments submitted by the magazine’s readers seem to suggest that my blog is where most of my influence is being generated:

"He is the top HR blogger"

"A productive commentator with great insights"

 

And this is why, that whilst there is a great group of other thinkers on the list as well (as well as another list of international thinkers, and one of influential practitioners), I do worry about how many of these will be able to stay on the list in future.  If they’re not using social media, they’re soon going to find themselves passed over by those who do.

And currently they’re not – for example, other than me, there was only HR Magazine and Benjamin Reid from The Work Foundation tweeting last night.  (Lynda Gratton who topped the thinker list does tweet – and it was noted that ‘her tweets really make you think’ – but they’re not really very ‘social’, ie there’s not much sign of conversation in her twitter stream).

 

Anyway, what I really wanted to write was thanks for your support in reading this blog, and particularly for those of you who voted for me.  It’s always nice to receive an award but it’s really motivating to know you think I’m influential*.  (By the way, it’d be very interesting to know just how I have influenced you!).

Also my thanks to HR Magazine for a great event, with the chance to meet other HR influencers such as Patrick Wright (I’ll be reviewing his new book, the CHRO soon), and for giving their readers the opportunity to vote for me.

 

Also see:

 

* And just to show you that I mean this, I’m going to break my blogger’s block and start posting daily again.  So see you back here soon!

 

 

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Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Summer HCM newsletter

 

  This is the text of my third e-newsletter if you didn’t receive it.

As we finally enter into Summer, I continue to focus on three things:

  • Human capital / talent management
  • Social capital / collaboration
  • Strategic HR innovation.

 

Human Capital / Talent Management

Some of my most recent insights into talent management have developed from attending the Economist Group’s Talent Management Summit as an official media partner.

You can read my updates on the conference at:

 

As you can see from these post titles, one of the common themes across many of the sessions was the need for long-term thinking when it comes to talent.  Peter Cappelli's 'on-demand' approach may work for jobs on the periphery of an organisation, but for core talent we need to plan further ahead.

I was also pleased to see a good combination of different elements of talent management, including workforce planning, leadership development, employee engagement and culture change, all of which I think are vital to an effective talent management strategy.

You may also like to know that I have recently written about this myself, contributing a chapter on the integration of learning and compensation to a new book - called ‘The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management’ and which also features chapters from Dave Ulrich, Ed Lawer and Marshall Goldsmith - and Peter Cappelli too.

 

Social Capital / Collaboration

I was also pleased, though somewhat surprised, to see social capital (the value of employees' connections, relationships and conversations) and collaboration being referred to at the Economist's event.  See these posts for my review of this:

 

I have also recently presented at the Social Business Forum in Milan and have posted on the additional insights on social capital that I gained at this conference as well.

In my presentation, I talked about the need to focus beyond the management of individual talent to look at ways of building capability and engagement across teams, networks and communities.  I also referred to some of the tensions between these approaches, for example in managing the balance between competition and collaboration and what this means for inclusive / exclusive approaches to talent management.

I also talked about the use of web 2.0 / social media tools to support the integration of collaboration and talent management activities. This will also be the focus of my sessions at the HR Technology conference in Las Vegas as well as the new European event in Amsterdam later on this year.

 

Strategic HR Innovation

One of the other areas I am currently focusing on is innovation within HR.  I think we often tend to be too focused on best practices and do not spend enough time or energy thinking about best fit, ie how we can adapt an organisation’s HR strategy and architecture to the needs of its particular business, context and philosophy about how people contribute to business results.

If you also agree with this perspective, you may be interested in attending a webinar on HR Innovation that I am running on 8th September. You can book for this webinar here.

 

Conference and Open Training Dates

July


August


September

 

Do let me know if you would like me to deliver any of these or similar sessions in-house in your organisation.

You can subscribe to my newsletter here, and don’t forget you can also subscribe to the RSS feed from this blog, or receive updates by email.

 

 

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Sunday, 2 January 2011

Enterprise social media Influencer

 

I’ve been included as one of 25 influencers in Enterprise social media in Bill Ives’ A list developed from Traackr (putting me in 6th position):

 

 

Thanks to Bill for putting the list together.

 

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Friday, 24 December 2010

Christmas presents?

 

  A regular reader of Strategic HCM?  A friend / contact of mine?  Want to do something for me?

Here’s my Chirstmas present list for you:

  • Like this blog!  You do, don’t you – so give me a thumbs up using the Facebook Like symbol at the bottom of the post!  (I’ve only got three ‘likes’ so far, which can’t be right, can it?)  You can also add me to your favourites on Technorati and follow the blog using Google Friend Connect.
  • If you’re working in an HR team, then complete my survey!  I’m after your predictions.  Those of you in, or who can get into London, can win a prize as well.
  • Vote for my hack!  See  over at the MIX where my career partnership idea is starting to get some interest.

 

Oh, and finally, I had some big peaks and troughs again this year.  Do me a favour – have a think about when you’re going to want my support during 2011, and let me know early!  My contact details are below!

And finally, let me know if you think you can help me escape from the UK before the Royal Wedding!

 

Best wishes to you all.

Jon.

 

 

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Wednesday, 22 December 2010

HCM Update–Winter 2010: Innovation in HR

 

  If you didn’t receive it from me, the second edition of the Strategic HCM newsletter is available here.  The main focus this time around is innovation – including in HR 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 – and the capability and measurement approaches required to support this.

Visit here if you’d like to subscribe to future editions of the newsletter.

 

 

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Wednesday, 24 November 2010

A Royal Revolution

 

  No, I’m not quite proposing that!

But Will and Kate haven’t left me much time to escape from the UK before the royal wedding!

So, either I just try to bring forward my plans (a bit of pressure can be a good thing, after all).  Or perhaps I just try to arrange a short project or speaking engagement at the time the wedding’s on.

One option is HRevolution on 29-30 April (tickets here).  Now I only normally attend conferences when I’m being paid to speak; or I can arrange some paid work around the conference, or it’s just really easy to do (like Social Recruiting in London next week).

Unconferences like Connecting HR and HRevolution are an exception, but as an independent consultant working in a difficult economy, I still need to be careful about expenses.  So – anyone have work in the US for me around then?  Or would like to sponsor me my flights (I’m sure we could work out a good deal)?

 

Picture credit: Rioters Attack the Royal Palace during the French Revolution (unknown artist)

 

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Friday, 19 November 2010

I’m an HR Consultant, get me out of here!

 

  I’ve been feeling a bit down in the dumps after returning from my second trip to California in one month and with no other trips to sunnier climes coming up till next year. 

The rain and fog in Amsterdam over the last couple of days hasn’t really helped – just another case of seasonal affective disorder I guess.

I’m also not a supporter of the Age or Austerity.  What we Brits need right now is a bit of optimism to stimulate more investment.

And I don’t think the prospect of a royal wedding next year is going to make up for the general slash and burn of the economy.  In fact, it’s probably the wedding that’s got me feeling most fed up.

To an extent, my irritation with this about having to fork out for the costs of the Windsor’s security.  But it’s also the expectation of ever greater toadiness from the BBC right through to the wedding, and the prospect of more general Dianamania too.

I also can’t see how the selling of more crappy plates and other chintz (the production of which obviously isn’t going to be done in the UK) is going to stimulate the economy.

So I really don’t understand the delight that some of the queen’s subjects clearly feel.  And I’m not a naturally grumpy or cynical person.  But I don’t like the monarchy.  And I definitely don’t like being a subject of it.  (“long to reign over us”?  Humbug!).

It’s probably time to make a move.  I think I’ve probably posted this before as well.  But if I’m still living in the UK next July (or whenever the wedding is) I’m going to be even grouchier than I am now.

What I’d really like is a long-term consulting project, doing what I’m doing now (ie working with organisations to create new capabilities through their people – whether these are based on individual employees [human capital] – or the connections and relationships between them [ie social capital] – or simply working with them find more innovative and value-creating ways of doing HR), but:

  • longer-term, eg around 18 months – 2 years minimum, which is what my projects really need to be in any case in order to make real change
  • not in the UK!

 

Any offers?

 

(Of course, what I also really need to do is to emigrate, but for now, I’ll just make do with joining Republic!)

 

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Friday, 29 October 2010

Top influential online recruiter?

 

   I’ve been identified as #8 in John Sumer’s / HRExaminer’s list of top 25 influential online recruiters (v2)  (only one of of three people – with Bill Boorman and Peter Gold – from the UK).

I was delighted to be identified as #20 top HR online influencer and then #1 talent management online influencer last year, but I’m not too sure what to say about this one.

I’m not a recruiter, that’s for sure.

And I don’t think I even blog about recruiting that frequently – talent management and employer branding yes, and I suppose social recruiting more recently as well.

I don’t even work in this area that much.  I led a few major and strategic recruitment programmes when I was an HRD at Ernst & Young.  But until recently, I’d not really done that much in the recruitment space since then.

It’s my interest in social media that’s been starting to bring me back in – I really want to work on Enterprise 2.0 projects, but HR people I speak to seem to be more interested in HR 2.0, and within that, it tends to be social recruiting that takes a lead.

So I am working with clients on recruitment now.

But a top 25 online influencer – I don’t know…

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Tuesday, 7 September 2010

USA road trip / HR bar stalking

 

   I’ve got a busy week in the States next week, largely stalking Jennifer McClur, Cincy Recruiter and Sharlyn Lauby, the HR Bartender.

The week starts with the Social Recruiting Summit at Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond, Seattle on Monday 12th, and a poker tweet-up the night before where I first get to meet Sharlyn and Jennifer(?).

On Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th, I’m in Chicago – for meetings on the Tuesday then On Rec on the Wednesday.

And finally on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th I’m in Sandusky at Ohio SHRM where I, Sharlyn and Jennifer are all presenting.

It’s perhaps a good job I’m not at TRU Manchester (UK) this week where I guess Jennifer is currently!?

 

Do let me know if you’ll be at one of these events, or just in the cities, and would like to meet.

 

And I suppose I should admit that this trip won’t all be by road - I am taking some internal flights too!

 

 

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Thursday, 1 July 2010

HCM Newsletter

 

   If you didn’t receive it from me, the first edition of the Strategic HCM newsletter is available here.

Visit here if you’d like to subscribe to future editions of the newsletter.

 

 

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Thursday, 24 June 2010

HCI Webcast: Telling the European Employer Brand Story

 

   Just a reminder that I’ll be presenting this inaugral webcast in HCI’s new European programme at 2.00pm BST (9.00am ET) tomorrow, Friday 25 June.

Telling the European Employer Brand Story

Track: Talent Strategy in Europe
WEBCAST: Webcast Airs: June 25, 2010

 

We often hear about the need to continually attract, motivate and retain our employees. Many of us tie these issues to our employee brand and continually strive to become an employer of choice. But are we missing out on opportunities to utilize technology to improve our brand and solidify our place in the global market? Technologies that are already being utilized by your company can assist you in maintaining brand integrity and driving employee engagement.

This webcast will look at multiple technology platform that can work with your existing brand-- and provide big results at a small investment level. We'll look at corporate social networking as a tool to create "employee ambassadors" and see how creating relationship brands and leveraging the social web can promote grass roots brand engagement. We'll also examine best practices from companies who have leveraged their technology systems-- and find out what pitfalls to avoid.

For our European audience, please join us at 2PM BST.

 

 

The webcast fits neatly with my current focus on HR 2.0 and I might even be mentioning Social Learning yet again!

 

 

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Tuesday, 22 June 2010

The Social Learning Zone (webinar)

 

   I so enjoyed that!

Here is the archive: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/630787808.

 

We didn’t quite expect over150 tweets (and another 80 Citrix Online questions), so sorry we weren’t able to react to as many of these as we expected!

Here is part 1 of all the tweets:

  1. Abi Signorelliabisignorelli  RT @felmundo: The heart -and goal - of community is “collaborating people”, not collaboration tools http://bit.ly/cxUSkB#slz #ConnectingHR
  2. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    ie @gsiemens' social connectivism? RT @BillBoorman@charlie_elise learning starts at an unconference. Its about connections #trulondon #slz
  3. Charlie Elise Duffcharlie_elise 
    @BillBoorman Good points! It's been a learning curve ever since! :-) #SLZ
  4. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @charlie_elise I think the learning starts at an unconference. Its about connections rather than big learning points#truLondon #slz
  5. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @joningham i find twitter chats on the # like#blogchat, #jobhuntchat, #truChat (UK) and #TNLLive a great way to learn and connect #slz
  6. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @joningham good job on the webinar Jon. #slz
  7. Barry FurbyBarryFurby 
    Haven't seen that one .. RT @BillBoorman: For an internal social network look at Tribepad from @LisaScales #slz
  8. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    For an internal social network look at Tribepad from @LisaScales #slz
  9. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @joningham over 2000 resources indexed and reviewed by the staff in 4 months. Its all free and used daily #slz
  10. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @joningham We also maintain a learning area where anyone can tag reference to blogs, video, sites and other material.#slz
  11. Bill BoormanBillBoorman 
    @joningham on a simple level we have videod the whole on-boarding process. training by the staff for the staff #slz
  12. Charlie Elise Duffcharlie_elise 
    @joningham Looked great from here Jon, well done and thanks @trainingzone #slz
  13. Courtenay HRcourtenayhr 
    RT @joningham #ConnectingHR tweet-up link for all#slz participants in & around London:http://connectinghr.eventbrite.com - this Thurs!
  14. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    Here's the #connectinghr tweet-up group link for all#slz participants in and around London: connectinghr.eventbrite.com - this Thurs eve
  15. Niall Gavinniallgavinuk 
    #slz: anyone have any experience of using Lotus Quickr to facilitate collaborative learning?
  16. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    It does - through Yammer Share RT @MitshKInteresting. Take a look at integrating Yammer, I believe it integrates with SharePoint #slz
  17. jenniwhellerjenniwheller 
    RT @abisignorelli: #slz With more & more remote working & gen y, social learning is vital & orgs will nd 2 adapt whether they like it or not
  18. Martin Couzinsmartincouzins 
    Thanks to @joningham - I enjoyed the conversation and all the tweets #slz
  19. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    So many great tweets to #slz - can't really retweet or respond to them all - will blog at Strategic HCM and Training Zone shortly...
  20. Suraj Sodhasurajsodha 
    RT @abisignorelli: #slz Being social is not about tools - it's all about behaviours and human interaction >> totally agree with you :)
  21. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz thanks guys, enjoyed the session
  22. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    Sorry I ran out of time - not very social I know - but we will be following up your questions and tweets #slz
  23. Ishmael BurdeauIshmaelBurdeau 
    @joningham Good session, thanks! #slz
  24. Michelle KayeMitshK 
    #slz thanks Jon - has been very interesting
  25. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    Will be following up the #slz conversation at Training Zone: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/group/social-media-learning-0
  26. Digital-Economicsdiginomics 
    RT @joningham Social media / learning like marmite!#slz
  27. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz "use the media to learn about the media" great, concise summary
  28. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz @abisignorelli great point, i guess that raises an interesting discussion on resource allocation to programs by companies /...
  29. Ken MoirKenMoir 
    @dhruvdevasher facilitating and supporting the exchanges, maintaining the tools, capturing and codifying technical knowledge, too. #slz
  30. Ishmael BurdeauIshmaelBurdeau 
    Further links. #slz http://twitpic.com/1yyx2y
  31. Martin Couzinsmartincouzins 
    @abisignorelli i agree - it has to be a mix and you learn what works best for different groups #slz
  32. Courtenay HRcourtenayhr 
    RT @abisignorelli #slz Being social is not about tools - it's all about behaviours and human interaction #ConnectingHR
  33. Ken MoirKenMoir 
    @abisignorelli it all depends on how the tools are introduced, supported, maintained. #slz
  34. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz Role of L&D: codifying / collecting / disseminating pockets of shared knowledge?
  35. Callum Saunders callumsaunders 
    Amen: RT @abisignorelli #slz Being social is not about tools - it's all about behaviours and human interaction#ConnectingHR
  36. Alana InnessAlanaInness 
    Will we lose skills required for face2face interaction (e.g. negotiation, differences resolutions, etc) with more reliance on 2.0 tools #slz
  37. kategraham23kategraham23 
    Are chatrooms passe compare with newer social learning tools? #slz
  38. Michelle KayeMitshK 
    @dhruvdevasher #slz showing ppl that it's useful and easy to use should help with cynical thoughts
  39. Abi Signorelliabisignorelli 
    @dhruvdevasher I think it's important to have a blend of social and non social approaches so people have a choice#slz
  40. Julian Summerhayes0neLife 
    #slz - the medium is here to stay and will develop E=MC2
  41. Abi Signorelliabisignorelli 
    #slz Being social is not about tools - it's all about behaviours and human interaction
  42. Martin Couzinsmartincouzins 
    Like this quote from Dave Weinberger, which explains the 'why' of social learning: 'Knowledge isn't in our heads, it is between us' #slz
  43. Fitzroy Executivefitzroyexec 
    RT @abisignorelli #slz With more remote working AND gen y coming through, social learning is vital & orgs will nd 2 adapt#ConnectingHR
  44. Stopgapstopgap 
    RT @abisignorelli #slz With more remote working AND gen y coming through, social learning is vital & orgs will nd 2 adapt#ConnectingHR
  45. Callum Saunders callumsaunders 
    RT @abisignorelli #slz With more remote working AND gen y coming through, social learning is vital & orgs will nd 2 adapt #ConnectingHR
  46. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz how do you encourage employees to engage with social learning if they're cynical / skeptical of it?
  47. Michelle KayeMitshK 
    @abisignorelli #slz agree - it's going to be the std in the future.
  48. Martin Couzinsmartincouzins 
    @kenmoir you have to tailor the tools to the groups involved - they will tell you what works for them #slz
  49. Tony Bhambrabhambra 
    @joningham you make some great points Jon #slz
  50. Martin Couzinsmartincouzins 
    @joningham we use internal blogs, wikis and yammer plus face to face #slz
  51. Gautam GhoshGautamGhosh 
    @joningham also check the embedded slideshow in this post http://bit.ly/cAj1OA #slz
  52. Alana InnessAlanaInness 
    @MitshK we use but many find it tricky to use and format so have had difficulties embedding. Think it can be great searchable tool #slz
  53. Abi Signorelliabisignorelli 
    @kenmoir yes, I think so - better out than in no? #slz
  54. Jon Inghamjoningham 
    Thanks for everyones tweets on social learning - please keep them coming! I am reading them and trying to react even if not reading all #slz
  55. Dhruv Devasherdhruvdevasher 
    #slz relating to something that @kenmoirmentioned , should an org exert control to prevent 'loose cannons' and does that hurt the platform?
  56. Ken MoirKenMoir 
    Is free & open sharing a realistic expectation of real, emotional humans interacting in stressful/competitive environments? #slz
  57. Abi Signorelliabisignorelli 
    #slz How can we use it? Create social spaces in every office where ppl can socialise and learn using offline and online methods-& it's fun!
  58. Michelle KayeMitshK 
    @IshmaelBurdeau #slz both - all need to take part.

Responses shortly…

 

 

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