New HR Priorities

Organisational Design

The popularisation of cross-functional teams poses new challenges to the traditional HR functions of performance management, leadership development and learning; pushing HR professionals to adapt.

92%

92% organisational design as a top priority

45%

45% rethinking organisational design

39%

39% undergoing restructuring

6%

6% planning organisational design

Design Thinking

While HR professionals yearned for a simplification of work in 2015, this has taken form in design thinking. In 2016, 79% of HR professionals cited it as an important trait to cultivate.

79%

Existing Priorities

Leadership

Leadership development remained a top priority in 2016, which suggests that issues surrounding the grooming of future leaders have not been effectively addressed.

56% of professionals think that their company is not ready for to meet their own leadership needs.

89%

89% of organisational leaderships need to be strengthen & improved

21%

21% do not have a leadership programme at all

7%

7% have some form of leadership programme for millennials

Culture and Engagement

Companies that align their culture with their values find it easier to motivate employees, and thus achieve a high level of engagement.

28% understand their organisation’s culture

12% stated their company had the “right culture”

85% of professionals ranked engagement as important

Digital HR

New cloud technology is revolutionising HR processes, systems and organisations; opening up new avenues for people analytics.

77%

77% ranked people analytics as a high priority

74%

74% of executive focussing on digital HR

42%

42% investing in HR systems for mobile-enabled learning

59%

59% dev eloping mobile apps that integrate back office systems