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New HRCS 8 Competency Model Focuses On Simplifying Complexity

The HRCS 8 study identified five key competency domains for HR professionals: Simplifies Complexity, Mobilizes Information, Fosters Collaboration, Advances Human Capability, and Accelerates Business. The study was based on surveys of over 27,000 participants rating over 3,500 HR professionals and 1,500 organizations. A new competency model focuses on the skills needed for strategic business partnering, such as generating market insights, influencing decisions, and driving organizational agility. HR professionals must also champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, and help elevate and develop talent.

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New HRCS 8 Competency Model Focuses On Simplifying Complexity

The HRCS 8 study identified five key competency domains for HR professionals: Simplifies Complexity, Mobilizes Information, Fosters Collaboration, Advances Human Capability, and Accelerates Business. The study was based on surveys of over 27,000 participants rating over 3,500 HR professionals and 1,500 organizations. A new competency model focuses on the skills needed for strategic business partnering, such as generating market insights, influencing decisions, and driving organizational agility. HR professionals must also champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, and help elevate and develop talent.

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New HRCS 8 Competency

Model Focuses on Simplifying


Complexity
By Dave Ulrich, Mike Ulrich, Erin Wilson Burns, Patrick Wright

Key Takeaways: hosted by The RBL Group, Ross School and get the most important things done.
•  HRCS Round 8 focused in greater detail on of Business at the University of Michigan, Additionally, they must help drive agility
understanding the competencies that are and 19 regional partners across the throughout the organization.
critical for strategic business partnering globe— surveyed over 27,000 participants
•  Generates Competitive Insights
that impacts business results and on the rating the competencies and performance
•  Influences the Business
organization capabilities HR helps deliver. of more than 3,500 HR professionals and
•  Gets the Right Things Done
more than 1,500 organizations. The results
•  Five domains were identified in round •  Drives Agility
simultaneously build upon insights from
eight of the research: Simplifies
prior rounds and generate new insights
Complexity, Mobilizes Information,
for HR competencies. Below is the new
Fosters Collaboration, Advances Human
HR competency model.
Advances Human Capability
Capability, Accelerates Business.
This domain captures the extent to which
•  HR professionals champion diversity, HR professionals can successfully advance
Accelerates Business
equity, and inclusion. human capability in the organization. It
This domain captures the extent to which includes a focus on working with line
For over 34 years the HRCS has empirically HR professionals are able to accelerate leaders to elevate and develop talent and
defined the competencies of HR business results. To add value, HR delivering HR solutions that improve both
professionals and how these competencies professionals must generate competitive individual talent (human) and organization
impact personal effectiveness and market insights, have personal capital, performance (capability). It also includes
business performance. The HRCS 8 study— have the skills to influence the business, a specific focus on championing diversity,
Figure 1. HRCS 8 Competency Model
•  Manages Self
•  Builds Relationships

We are excited to work together to


improve the effectiveness of HR
professionals across industries and across
around the world. If you have questions
about what HR professionals should be,
know, and do to be effective, or how HR
practices can be designed to deliver value,
contact us or learn more here.

equity, and inclusion in the workplace Mobilizes Information


to improve overall organizational
This domain captures the extent to which
performance.
HR professionals are able to access,
•  Elevates Talent analyze, and act on information by
•  Delivers HR Solutions using technology to solve problems and
•  Champions Diversity, Equity, and influence decisions. It reflects a comfort
Inclusion with data-based decision-making, curiosity
about advancing digital technologies, and
understanding of social issues that will
Simplifies Complexity impact the organization.
•  Leverages Information and Technology
This domain captures the extent to which
•  Guides Social Agenda
HR professionals can think critically and
objectively about the challenges their
organization faces. It reflects the ability
Fosters Collaboration
to separate signal from noise, think
independently, and discover opportunity This domain captures the extent to
even during times of uncertainty or crisis. which HR professionals successfully
foster collaboration of working together.
•  Thinks Critically
It includes consideration of how open
•  Harnesses Uncertainty and self-aware they are, how effectively
they inspire trust and respect, and how
effectively they build relationships that
bring people together.

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