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DecisionstakenabouttheHRdepartmentregardinghuman
resourcesareprimarilybasedonemotionsratherthanfacts,
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daytodayinteractions.Thesesituationsgiverisetoa
situationwheregutfeelingtakesprecedenceoverdata. AllTags SUBMIT
Whilethismayhavesomepositiveoutcomes,butitalsomeansthatdecisionsareoftenmadewithouthavinga
completepictureofthestaffmemberinvolved.Factorssuchasjobperformance,trainingandevenprior
experienceneedtobegiventheweighttheydeserveduringthedecisionmakingprocess.
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Newdigitaltechnologyisrapidlychangingthissituation.Agrowingnumberoforganisationsareharnessing Doyouwanttogobacktoyourpreviousjob?
toolsthatallowthemtotakeamuchmoreanalyticalapproachtostaffmanagement. Yes,exitingmypreviousjobwasamistake
Thisnewapproachcentresonthecreationoftalentprofilesofeachstaffmemberassociatedwiththe
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organisation.Thoughasaconcept,itisverysimilartotraditionalHRpersonnelfiles,butthesedigitaldossiersgo
muchfurther.Theycontaineverythingfromeducationdetailsandpriorexperiencestosummariesofonthejob
Maybe,iftheyoffermebettermoney
training.
Notjustpastachievements,theprofilescanalsocontaininformationaboutanindividualsleadershipskills,their
Maybe,iftheyoffermebetterposition/profile
currentperformance,andhowwelltheyarerespectedbytheirmanagersandpeers.Suchdataprovidesamuch
clearerandholisticpictureofanindividualandtheirpresentpositionaswellasthefutureoftheemployeewithin
theorganisation. VOTE
Itsacaseofusingtheheartmorethanthehead
Onceinplace,stafftalentprofilescanbeusedtomap
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ensureindividualsareinthebestpositiontoadd
maximumvaluetotheorganisation.Suchinsightswere EMail:
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underpintheprofilingsystemwereputinplace.
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whenitcomestotheircustomers.Richprofilesare
createdbasedonknowledgeofpreviousinteractions
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Inadditiontobeinganelectronicrepositoryforallrelevantinformationaboutstaffmembers,thesoftware
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underpinningthetalentprofilesoffersawholerangeofotherfeatures.
Whenanindividualentersdetailsoftheircareeraspirations,thesystemcantracktheirprogressandmake FunctionalArea
proactivesuggestionsonextratrainingornewrolesforwhichtheyshouldconsiderapplying.Asmore
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informationisenteredovertime,theprofileitselfbecomesarepositoryofalltheinformationabouttheemployee.
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Gettingfreshinformationintothetalentprofileismadeeasierbyopeningaccesstotheindividualsthemselves. Experience
RatherthanbeinglockedawayinanHRdepartmentfilingcabinet,theprofilescanbeaccessedbystaff Location
membersatanytime.Thisempowersemployeestotakecontroloftheircareersinaverytangibleway.
Iftalentprofilesaremanagedusingacloudbasedplatform,employeesgainfurtherbenefits.Theywillbeableto Submit
accessandinteractwiththeirprofilesfromwork,homeormobiledevice.Thiswillallowthemtobemuchmore
engagedwiththeircareerprogressionandwillgivethemtheclarityonthestepstheyneedtotaketoadvance
throughtheirorganisation.
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Asofnow,digitaltalentprofileshaveonlybeenrolledoutbyarelativelysmallnumberoforganisations,uptakeis
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expectedtogrowquicklyasthebenefitsoftheapproacharebecomingmoreclear.McKinseyGlobalInstitute
researchsuggeststhatbusinessesdeployingdigitaltalentplatformstotheirfullpotentialcouldincreaseoutput
byupto9percent,reduceemployeerelatedcostsbyupto7percent,andaddanaverageof275basispointsto
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profitmargins.Companieshavealsobeenabletoreduceattrition,andraiseproductivityby3or4percentwhen
implementingdigitalHRpractices.
Whileitishumantobeemotionalandgutfeelingscannotberuledoutfromeffectivestaffmanagement,however,
withthedigitalfirstapproachwhichgivesaccesstorichdataaswellaspersonalinsights,HRprofessionalscan
beconfidenttheyaremakingthebestdecisionspossible.Toexplaininthewordsofoneofourcustomers
Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantinourbusiness,buttocontinuebuildingtrust,wemustbeoneofthe
firstmoversinusingdigitaltechnologies.
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