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Lars Schmidt

Redefining HR

Transforming People Teams to Drive Business Performance

Kogan Page, 2021

15 mins. de lectura

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HR expert Lars Schmidt says his profession needs a paradigm shift. He argues for an employee-first approach – one grounded in empathy and psychological safety. While Schmidt’s vision is not new, he does make a compelling, vital and refreshing case for building a humanistic company culture grounded in learning and coaching – while at the same time not shying away from using advanced people analytics and AI to achieve your organizational goals.

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Companies that don’t put people first are cracking.

Nearly every economic, financial, political and business challenge companies face is currently about people. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear: Companies that refuse to put their employees first will suffer the most. In response, modern HR must attune to people and organizational needs more than ever, while stepping away from a compliance-driven, transactional mind-set.

To make this transformation, HR leaders must develop a broad and deep knowledge of not only the myriad facets of their own field – diversity and inclusion, analytics, performance reviews, compensation, coaching, employee development, and more – but the wider business and societal trends that shape it.

Possess a deep knowledge of your company – and the industrial, sociopolitical and economic trends that guide it.

Today’s forward-thinking HR leaders – Chief People Officers (CPO) or Chief Human Resources Officers (CHRO) – understand the business, industry and sociopolitical trends that shape them. They partner with business leaders to push...

About the Author

Lars Schmidt is the co-founder of HR Open Source, a nonprofit that aims to democratize access to modern HR practices. He has also worked in HR and other roles at National Public Radio (NPR).

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Lars Schmidt

Redefining HR

Transforming People Teams to Drive Business Performance

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Companies that don’t put people first are cracking.

Possess a deep knowledge of your company – and the industrial, sociopolitical and economic trends that guide it.

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