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In the new world of work, agility is a business imperative. Agile HR is a practical guide written specifically for people professionals on how the HR function can develop agile processes and practices that save time, boost performance and support overall business goals. From small tech start-ups or large traditional companies, organizations need to be fast, flexible and digitally empowered to succeed. However, too many companies are stuck with siloed, compliance-driven HR processes that work in opposition to the business rather than supporting it. This results in the view that HR is slow and out of touch. However, Agile HR shows that this doesn't need to be the case. Covering every aspect of...
In the new world of work, agility is a business imperative. From small tech start-ups or large traditional companies, organizations need to be fast, flexible and digitally empowered to succeed. However, too many companies are stuck with siloed, compliance-driven HR processes that work in opposition to the business rather than supporting it. This results in the view that HR is slow and out of touch. However, Agile HR shows that this doesn't need to be the case. It is a practical guide written specifically for people professionals on how the HR function can develop agile processes and practices that save time, boost performance and support overall business goals. Covering every aspect of the H...
Despite the economic expansion driven by technological advances and AI, businesses today are facing mounting challenges. Providing practical frameworks and tools to design organizations that meet ambitious growth, profitability and sustainability goals, Rethinking Operating Models is a must-read for senior business leaders and organization design and development professionals who are looking to adapt their operating model to meet the most persistent and pressing business questions. It allows practitioners to design models that will fuel growth and innovation, can transform through the changing pace of data and technology developments and achieve agility at scale. This book also provides essential coverage of how to execute mergers, acquisitions and divestments, how to manage complexity and cost as well as how to embed responsibility and sustainability into the organization. Written by a team of experts and supported by proven methodologies and real-world examples, this book provides readers with the ability to tailor solutions to their own unique contexts.
Amidst the relentless pace of the contemporary business landscape, information technology (IT) projects grapple with an escalating challenge the need to deliver solutions swiftly, adapt to evolving customer demands, and create value within the ever-shifting dynamics of the market. In this demanding environment, the traditional project management paradigms often fall short, necessitating a shift towards methodologies that embody flexibility, customer collaboration, and iterative development. Herein lies the crux of the issue faced by modern IT projects. Practical Approaches to Agile Project Management is a guide in the tumult of IT project complexities. This book provides a comprehensive s...
How can I influence the business and drive meaningful change as an HR professional? How can I improve organizational performance and showcase my value? How can I prove that HR professionals are key to company success? The Power of HR is a practical guide that answers all these questions and equips HR professionals with everything they need to make an impact on the organization. It outlines the key aspects of the HR role, examines how they add value to the business and explains how practitioners can demonstrate this value to the organization. It includes coverage of the importance of attracting and hiring the people with the skills the business needs to meet its objectives, effective onboardi...
Management books and articles on the manufacturing industry have long focused on process efficiency at the expense of effectiveness. Waterfall and Lean approaches are now consolidated, but they offer a partial solution to the needs of product development in today’s vuca world. Once appropriately adapted to the development of hardware products, Agile finally makes it possible to give an organic response to the complexity of the variables involved – from customer needs to constructability and environmental impact – by putting people at the centre. The results of the iterative and incremental approach described in these pages are extraordinary in terms of speed of development, quality of ...
Nel nuovo mondo del lavoro, l’agilità è un imperativo di business. E nell’era della radicale “distanza zero dal cliente” per la funzione HR non sembrano esserci alternative fra l’estinzione e l’acquisizione di una centralità strategica del tutto inedita. Agile HR è una guida pratica – scritta appositamente per i People Manager – su come la gestione delle Human Resources può sviluppare processi e pratiche agili che consentano di risparmiare tempo, aumentare benessere e prestazioni e supportare gli obiettivi aziendali. Un kit di strumenti essenziali per tutti i professionisti delle Risorse Umane che desiderino coadiuvare le performance aziendali adottando approcci veloci, ...
Tutto sta cambiando dentro e intorno alle nostre organizzazioni: la cultura d’impresa, le priorità dei dipendenti, l’ecosistema in cui aziende e persone sono immersi. Ciò significa che anche il management e il settore delle risorse umane devono evolvere. Per avere team di lavoro sempre più coesi, motivati e di successo, i manager e i professionisti dell’HR devono uscire dalla loro comfort zone ed abituarsi a modalità di pensiero più recenti e innovative – devono diventare Agili. In Agile People, Pia-Maria Thoren, figura di spicco del movimento Agile internazionale, descrive come manager, professionisti delle risorse umane, responsabili delle decisioni aziendali e collaboratori p...
I nostri obiettivi professionali e personali hanno bisogno di giocare una partita lunga. “Come sempre, Dorie Clark coglie nel segno. Raccontandoci le storie di una nutrita serie di leader e professionisti di successo, ci mostra l’importanza della pazienza strategica e il potere duraturo di curiosità e resilienza. Preparatevi a prendere appunti!” Daniel H. Pink, autore di Drive Confrontandoci con colleghi e altri professionisti, ci sentiamo tutti perennemente in affanno su ciò che è in corso o imminente. Eppure continuiamo a testa bassa, concentrati sulla prossima urgenza. Proprio come per i ceo che, troppo presi dai bilanci trimestrali, non riescono ad attuare gli investimenti strat...
Lo sviluppo di una cultura pienamente inclusiva, ovvero capace di offrire a tutte le persone le stesse possibilità, si sta diffondendo anche all’interno del nostro Paese. Governare i cambiamenti culturali richiede molteplici competenze e un lavoro sinergico costante.Il mondo è stato costruito, senza troppa consapevolezza, a misura d’uomo. Le donne sono state spesso invisibili, o visibili solo nei ruoli di cura. Questo aspetto culturale si manifesta anche all’interno delle aziende e ha un impatto nell’interpretazione della leadership e nella presa di decisioni. L’evoluzione della parità di genere sta nuovamente richiedendo di ampliare la nostra prospettiva e, di conseguenza, sono...