Zurich, CH | Sep-14-2016 People are the heart & soul of Agile. Let’s turn your Human Resources into Agile People Operations to boost your enterprise agility. –– #1 trend 2016: HR embraces agile | HR Trend Institute –– HR drives the agile organization | HRO Today Turning your organization into an Agile enterprise is no small deed and there will be a time when you need to align your HR practices with the mindset and demands of Agile people and organizations. We will talk about key HR challenges, share case studies, and discover what you can do to change your people approach even if your Corporate HR is not yet ready for a full Agile transformation.

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Guerrilla or Grassroots? The what and how
to Lean | Agile People Operations (Agile HR)

2. You can have the best strategy and the best
building in the world, but if you don’t have the
hearts and minds of the people who work with
you, none of it comes to life.
– Renee West

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The Importance of People in VUCA Times

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Inspired, empowered, and engaged people are the live
and soul of thriving organizations
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And puts Human Resources on the map like never before
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Agile HR is a reality – Look at the top HR trends 2016
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Jan-20-2016
2016 to
welcome the
acceleration of
agile adoption
outside IT
Jan-25-2016
HR drives
the agile
organization
Dec-1-2015
HR
embraces
agile (#1 of
11 HR Trends
for 2016)

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Agility in HR means building a responsive HR organization
as well as providing winning People solutions
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Agile People
Solutions
Agile HR
Organization

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More and more enterprises align their People Solutions
with Agile thinking
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Gamifying talent acquisition
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Disrupting hierarchical structures
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Creating inspiring places of work
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Eliminating employee appraisals
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Embedding feedback and learning
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Reinventing Salary Approaches
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Reward tool
for Mgrs to
make fast &
informed pay
decisions
Pharmaceuticals |
10,000+ FTE

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Acknowledging performance beyond individual bonuses
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Team split based
on seniority to
honor team perf.
& experience
Consulting | 501-1,000 FTE

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Understanding modern jobs & career paths
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Lattice career
paths to
enable agile
growth
Health Care |
10,000+ FTE

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Embracing holistic approach to benefits
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Financial &
legal advise
to ensure
worry-free &
focused EE
Internet |
10,000+ FTE
Wellness
programs to
utilize
wellbeing as
productivity
booster
Insurance |
1,001-5,000 FTE
Flex hrs &
unlimited
vacation to
assist indv.
schedules
Internet |
10,000+ FTE

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Creating new ways for new beginnings
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Hire slow, fire fast
approach to avoid
performance
improvement trap
Entertainment |
1,001-5,000 FTE
Flexible workforce
planning
Machinery |
1,001-5,000 FTE
Ambassador &
referral program
from cocktail
party & prizes to
engage target
leads
Consulting | 10,000+ FTE

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Disclaimer: Be inspired, but remember: Best practices are
probably best somewhere else – Find your own way!
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Guerrilla & Grassroots?

22. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Tried different things and HR is still not listening – change
your approach! Go guerrilla & grassroots!
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23. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Guerrilla marketing is unconventional and requires
outside the box thinking to create attention
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Guerrilla marketing…
… is an advertisement strategy concept to promote
products or services in an unconventional way with little
budget to spend.
… involves high energy and imagination focusing on
grasping the attention of the public in more personal and
memorable level.

24. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Grassroots campaigns are part of an overall guerrilla tactic
but focuses on the personal connection
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Grassroots campaigns …
… aim to win customers over on an individual basis.
… is not about the dissemination of a marketing message
in the hope to reach possible consumers, but rather
highlights a personal connection between the consumer
and the brand and builds a lasting relationship with the
brand.

25. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Show off!
– From Open Doors to Speed Dating
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26. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Spice it up!
– Bring agile values into existing HR processes
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27. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Be transparent!
– Visualize & communicate your results
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28. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Create a buzz!
– Ask HR to comment on people topics for your blog
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29. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Reach for the stars!
– Apply for best places of work awards
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30. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Pull them in!
– Educate HR talents
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31. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Pick your battles!
– Choose one people topic and work on that
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32. Guerrilla & Grassroots?
Build trust!
– Start small to build trust
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33. “If you can talk to them about themselves, you'll
have their full attention.”
― Jay Conrad Levinson, Guerrilla Marketing

34. Thank you!
Just Leading Solutions
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14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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www.justleadingsolutions.com
Fabiola Eyholzer
CEO
fabiola.eyholzer@justleadingsolutions.com
+1 908 340 8091
@FabiolaEyholzer
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