February 2014

The HR Value Stress test is designed by Professor Dave Ulrich. It is for everyone in the HR department including organisational design, employee wellness, learning & development, talent management, human capital, recruitment, remuneration, communications, transformation and change professionals. It provides you with a quick snapshot to determine how you deliver value to customers, shareholders and the community.

Why not review this as a team? You can score individually and compare notes to achieve a collaborative consensus on your future HR priorities and at the same time celebrate your accomplishments.

The review is based on Dave’s global research on HR competence and the requirements to deliver HR value. How do you measure up on business context, Outside-in HR, Talent, Leadership & HR practices?

How effectively does our HR work account for the following? 

How effective NOW?  1 = minimal and 5 = a great deal;

Most critical in the future 2 -3 year

1. Outside/in (a): We are good at connecting our HR work with customers.

2. Outside/in (b): We are good at connecting our HR work with investors.

3. Outside/in (c): We are good at connecting our HR work with communities outside our organisation.

4. Business Context: We are good at understanding the social, technological, economic, political, environmental and demographic context of our business.

5. Value: We are good at defining the value created by our HR work.

6. Talent (a): We are good at improving the productivity of our employees through their competence.

7. Talent (b): We are good at improving the productivity of our employees through their commitment.

8. Talent (c): We are good at improving the productivity of our employees through their contribution.

9. Culture/Organisation: We are good at identifying & investing in organisation capabilities required for our future success.

10. Leadership (a): We are good at building leadership depth and breadth through the company with things like bench strength.

11. Leadership (b): We are good at building leadership depth and breadth through the company with quality of management.

12. Leadership (c): We are good at building leadership depth and breadth through the company with things like leadership brand.

13. Restructuring HR departments: We are good at building HR departments so they turn knowledge into client productivity, with clear roles and responsibilities.

14. Re-engineering HR practices: We are good at aligning, integrating and innovating our HR practices in people, performance, communication and work.

15. Upgrading HR professionals: We are good at ensuring that HR professionals have the right competencies to deliver value & build their career.

16. Tracking or measuring progress: We are good at creating HR analytics focussed on the right issues.

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Business Results Group and GIBS will be bringing Dave to South Africa to present his 13 milestones for HR to transcend the way the deliver measurable value to their organisations. In JHB on 27 May and Cape Town on 28 May.

For further information contact Angela on 011 463 9898

Professor Dave Ulrich

Dave has consulted and done research with over half of the Fortune 200. His honours exude a consistent track record of global influence and authority in human resources and business management.  His research is based on collective feedback from over 60 000 line managers and HR professionals on the competencies required to improved business performance.

An accomplished and celebrated educator Dave is sought after the world over to present his findings and educate businesses. He has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 25 books which he has co-authored with numerous fellow thought leaders.

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