Here is an abridged version of issue 246 - The Best of June of Talent Edge Weekly. The abridged version:

• only includes links and brief descriptions of the 16 sources covered

• does not include my in-depth review

• does not include the bonus links

• is for those who just want easy access to the 16 resources.

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Brian

I. HR EFFECTIVENESS AND CHRO

The evolving role of the Chief HR Officer, HR innovation, AI in HR, and HR initiative prioritization.

• The Urgent and Expanding Role of Chief HR Officer (CHRO) | Josh Bersin | Addresses how the CHRO role increasingly requires a blend of business savvy, technological understanding, and deep HR expertise.

• 3 Strategies to Position HR for Innovation | Gartner | Shares three ways HR can enable greater innovation within the function, including defining the value of each HR innovation.

• The Year of AI for HR | People + Strategy | IBM’s CHRO, Nickle LaMoreaux, shares how the company started its AI journey by gaining some quick AI wins.

• HR Initiative Prioritization Template | Brian Heger | My one-page editable template for reevaluating HR priorities and initiatives. It can also be used for non-HR functions.

II. TALENT PRACTICES

Skills-based talent practices, internal mobility, leadership assessment, workforce planning, people analytics, and organization network analysis.

• Skills-Based Internal Mobility Playbook | The Business Roundtable Multiple Pathways Initiative | A 56-page playbook covering various aspects of skills-based talent practices, from the initial planning steps to opportunities and challenges related to technology.

• 20 Q&A’s on Skills-Based Talent Practices | Curated by Brian Heger | A PDF with 20 questions and answers that I’ve curated from different reports on skills-based talent practices.

• Does Your Organization’s Internal Mobility Guidelines and Policies Help or Hinder Internal Movement? | Brian Heger | My new template to help organizations evaluate the impact of their internal mobility (IM) guidelines on internal talent movement.

• Unleashing The Power of Assessments for Leaders and their Organizations | IHRIM | Allan Church, James Scrivani, and Markus Graf share three main reasons why standard "out of the box" leadership assessment approaches often fall short.

• Strategic Workforce Planning Playlist of 5 Resources | Curated by Brian Heger | My one-page playlist of 5 resources addressing different aspects of SWP.

• 100 Critical People Analytics Questions: How Well Do You Really Know Your Workforce? | SAP Thought Leadership | A 16-page paper listing 100 questions across 9 categories that organizations can use to assess and measure their most important talent issues.

• Harnessing Organization Network Analysis (ONA): Measure Workforce Performance and Optimize Strategies | Deloitte Blog Capital H | Shares how ONA can be used to understand aspects of organizational performance and productivity.

III. CULTURE AND WAYS OF WORKING

Eliminating lower value work, “covering cultures,” return-to-office (RTO strategy, hybrid work, and reframing the RTO conversation.

• Unlocking Workforce Capacity by Improving Ways of Working | Brian Heger | My one-page worksheet that can help teams identify opportunities for eliminating lower-value work and improving team operations.

• Is a “Covering Culture” Undermining Your Organization’s Well-Being Efforts? | Deloitte Insights | Discusses how a "covering culture"—where employees feel pressured to downplay their identities to fit in—can undermine well-being and performance.

• Design a Return-to-Office Strategy That Balances Organizational and Employee Needs | Gartner | Shares ideas for making decisions on RTO, including how Scotiabank used data-driven insights to inform its RTO decisions.

• Hybrid Working from Home Improves Retention without Damaging Performance | Nature | A new study by Nicholas Bloom and his colleagues on the impact of hybrid work schedules on turnover, job satisfaction, and performance.

• Leaders Need to Reframe the Return-to-Office Conversation | Harvard Business Review | Amy C. Edmondson and Mark Mortensen address the importance of “framing”—how an issue is presented— when holding RTO conversations with workers.