Wednesday, July 21th 2021
This week in
Consulting
Getting ready for the future of work.
This week’s must read
Responsible rewards, employee well-being, and concern for the environment and social equity: This is the new deal at work. And these are the desiderata in terms of organization and work standards that companies will have to rethink. Will you harness individual and collective power to build a healthy, resilient, and equitable future of work?
This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Padma Ramanathan and Kate Bravery, Mercer about how to rethink and redefine what we do and how we do it at work.
Thought Leadership
With tremendous pressure on HR leaders, here’s an interesting perspective on how HR leaders can help themselves navigate COVID-19 and prepare their organizations for an agile and resilient future.
To provide greater value to employees, customers and investors, you have to decide on your personal development plan to become a more effective HR professional. But you need to ask yourself several questions such as “What will bring value to the organization?” or “What do they want from me?”
Effectively implementing and using HR automation will allow HR departments to spend more time and energy on creating a more positive human and work culture and using its skills daily. Have you started to implement this automation?
In a landscape disturbed by the pandemic, HR groups are charged with implementing headcount reductions while expected to declare that organizations today value people above all else. Indeed Human value represents a new focus in terms of metrics. But, is the workforce ready for transformational HR?
This week’s Consulting News
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This week’s media
HR can shift how it’s viewed within an organization to become more effective at completing results-getting activities. Ryan McCostlin talks about how HR can influence its position in an organization.
Consulting sourcing tips
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
Does Category Management apply to consulting?
According to the CIPS, Category Management enables procurement professionals to focus their time and conduct market analysis to leverage their negotiations fully and correctly manage their suppliers in alignment with the corporate objectives.
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Hélène Laffitte is the CEO of Consulting Quest, a Global Performance-Driven Consulting Platform and author of “Smart Consulting Sourcing”, a step by step guide to getting the best ROI from your consulting. With a blend of experience in Procurement and Consulting, Hélène is passionate about helping Companies create more value through Consulting.
