Transforming HR and OD
Public Sector frustrated by lack of Change Capability

Almost two-thirds of public sector HR professionals say their department is not equipped to manage change, even though 96 per cent want personal responsibility for facilitating it. People Management magazine reported that seventy-six per cent of the 161 professionals surveyed by consultants Penna said a lack of direction or leadership means their energy is wasted. Fiona Ellis from Bath Consultancy Group adds her view.

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The Benefits of Partnership for OD & HR

The changing roles of OD and HR create a new partnership dynamic

by Fiona Ellis, Bath Consultancy Group

As HR becomes more strategic, there is a potential overlap in roles and skill sets with OD. Rather than battle it out, Fiona Ellis, a director of the Bath Consultancy Group, argues that the two should work in partnership.  She draws on the experiences of OD and HR professionals in a range of organizations to explore the nature of this evolving relationship. 

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What are the capabilities needed as an HR Strategic Partner

“For HR to master a new role, centred on deliverables with new patterns of behaviours, both learning and unlearning needs to occur. Learning means appreciating new alternatives; unlearning means letting go of the past”. Becoming a business partner sounds easy but in practice demands a shift in mindset and capability…

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Making HR Business Partnering Really Work

In the private and public sector, pressure for organisations to perform has never been higher, and HR has a key role to play in both managing the cost of the people in the business and enabling line managers and leaders to engage and align them in the most effective manner. In our work with global clients we have provided development for HR Business partners to help them make the transition to this role, and assisted in the integration of how the different parts within HR work together more effectively.

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The Role of HR in a Multinational Organisation

Bath Consultancy Group has developed the HR Transformation model to help understand the kinds of contribution, which HR is making to the business. To be a Strategic Partner, HR leaders need to be engaging others on the future issues and opportunities, which face the business. They need to be facilitating the process and raising the challenge of how to deal with these.

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