Aligning People and Business

Success
“Winning the key Barriers of 2025”
Business Success = Aligning People ??

BARRIERS

WINNING
2025
Business Decisions & Success with people alignment

The Biggest Myth and reality of Human Resource Transformation

Addressing the Key Barriers of 2025

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Business Decisions & Success with people alignment
“ Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous Decision“

- Peter Drucker
“Share 2 Decisions that has accelerated your Business”
 Key Business Decisions Driven by Challenges Driven by Opportunities

Market Expansion Entering new market due to declining local Expanding to capitalise on emerging
market consumer trends

Technology Adoption Upgrading outdated systems to stay Investing in automation to enhance

competitive efficiency

Talent Acquisition & Development Hiring new talent to fill the skill gaps or Building Leadership pipeline to drive future
replace attrition growth

Product Innovation Modifying products to address declining Launching new products to tap into the
sales unmet market needs

Cost Management Cutting expense due to financial strain Optimising resources to reinvest in
strategic growth
 Compelling Vision

Restructuring Efficiency

What really Driving the Culture

helps ? Addressing Accountability

BREAKTHROUGH
Empowering Change

Aligning People
Business Success = Aligning People.

WINNING
2025
The Biggest Myth and reality of Human Resource Transformation
THE TIMELINE

Early HR Digital HR
Pre-20th Century- transformation
1970s 2000s-2010s

Strategic HR The Modern Era

Emergence – 2020s - Present
1980s-1990s

“ Human Resource transformation” reflects HR journey from administrative support to a core business function driving innovation and growth for
businesses”.

HR TRANSFORMATION

1 Myth 2 Reality

Technology transformation
• Experience
• Automation HR MIRROR VIEW Business Views HR
• Amortization
1. Are we delivering the 1. HR Is a Business Function
of Data outcome ? 2. HR has a seat on the table
2. Are we delivering the 3. HR problems are Business
Experience ? Problesm
3. Most importantly, How are
we marketing ourselves ?
Myth 1
How HR see’s Itself VS How Business Fuels HR
“HR Means to have SEAT on the table”
Talent Risk is HR Problem or is it a Business Risk ?
 HR is not taking care of people
operations & technology only

3 truth ?
HR Transformation HR needs to reinvent how it see’s itself

HR already has a seat on the Table

10% of people in the organization shape the CULTURE in the company ?
 Perspective True False

Leadership Influence Senior Leaders and Decision Makers set Culture is shaped by everyone, not just the
the culture tone leader

A small group of influential employees

Key Culture Champion ( HR, Mentors,top performers) drive Culture is built through collective
cultural norms employee behavior and interactions

Decision Making Power Policies, rewards, and values shaped by a Formal structures exist, but daily behaviour
few impact the entire workforce of all employees influences culture

Social Influence & Network A few vocal individuals can create trends Peer interactions across all levels shape
and shift workplace attitudes and reinforce company culture

Department & Team Cultures A small percentage can influence the Different team create subcultures, making
broader culture through visible actions overall culture decentralized
Addressing the Key Barriers of 2025
Barriers Pointed in World economic Forum – Barriers for
Transformation in major businesses.

1.Skill Gap – 53%

2.Organisation Culture & Resistance to Change – 46%
3.Outdated regulations – 39%
4.Inability to attract talent – 37%
5.Lack of adequate data and tech infrastructure – 32%
How do you evaluate your current business on given facts ?
Let’s see what India data says..

1.20% Labour market churns in next 5 years

2.38% Current skill will be disrupted
3.95% of organization will have DEI policies
4.96% of organisation will run AI training programs
5.Core skills of 2025 are analytical thinking, resilience, flexibility and agility, AI and big data,
creative thinking, leadership and social influence
6.37% do not need training for the future
7.29% need to be upskilled for current job
8.22% will need to be upskilled and placed in new role
9.12% unlikely to upskill
What should be your workforce strategy for 2025
Contributing Workforce strategies 2025

1.Upskill workforce – 85%

2.Automation – 73%
3.Hire a New skill – 70%
4.Transition existing staff – 51%
5.Off shore significant parts of work – 8%