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Co-Create HR Transformation Strategy With HR Employees to Improve Change Adoption

Published: 26 July 2023

Summary

Amid economic uncertainty, HR leaders continue to transform their functions, yet in the wake of increased enterprise change, HR employees’ willingness to support change is low. To improve HR teams’ willingness and ability to change, HR leaders must co-create HR transformation strategy with them.

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Key Findings
  • Only 43% of HR employees are willing to change their behavior to support organizational change, despite increasing changes.

  • Co-creating HR transformation strategy with HR employees leads to increased change reception, as they gain influence in change decisions and understanding of how to implement change.

  • Nearly 50% of HR employees feel a lack of change ownership for themselves or their team. HR leaders must provide more opportunities for HR employees to influence HR transformation and enhance the success of implementing change initiatives.

Recommendations

To enhance HR teams’ reception of HR transformation-related changes, HR leaders should:

  • Create platforms for HR employees to indicate

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Chief Etheridge

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