In our new more distributed world of work, the need for organizations to shift focus from developing individuals to enabling networks is pressing. In this HRchat interview, Jon Ingham shares the why and how of developing strategic, innovative approaches to people management, and organization effectiveness.
In HRchat episode 192, Jon delves into why fostering deeper relationships between employees – in remote and office settings – can help organizations overcome the adversities of 2020.
Issues considered in HRchat #192 with Jon Ingham include:
- Why should employees be supported to create social capital?
- Why is it important to the company and one’s career to develop connections, relationships, and conversations and what are the challenges to doing this now that so many of us are working from remote locations?
- Creating a social organization requires a strategic, people-centric approach to organizational development. What steps should leaders take to get the best possible chance of aligning functions such as recruitment, HR, learning, internal comms, community management, and the use of digital technologies?
- How can Human Resources play a role in keeping employees aligned when they are not physically working together and/or have other stresses at the moment like caring for their kids or having a partner out of work?
About Jon Ingham
Jon is an independent consultant, trainer, keynote speaker, and analyst, Jon Ingham specializes in helping companies apply academic research, new technology, and innovation to the way they generate competitive advantage through their people. Offering support across the full breadth of people management and organization development, he responds to the increasingly profound transformations underway in the world of work.
He is frequently listed as a key influencer in HR and is celebrated by HR Most Influential 2019 as a Mover and Shaker in the field of people strategy. He is also an HR Executive ‘Top HR Tech Influencer’ for 2019 and recognized in Sage’s top 100 Global Business Influencers and Engagedly’s Top 100 HR Influencers of 2018.
Based in the UK but operating globally, Jon works with HR, IT and Property departments to increase the impact they have in their businesses and helps business leaders and HR teams develop their own strategic capabilities. He is a well-known HR blogger and has been recognised as a top global influencer in talent management.
Jon Ingham’s latest book is called The SociaI Organization: Developing Employee Connections and Relationships for Improved Business Performance. The foreword is by recent HRchat guest Dave Ulrich.