FINALS Q1.1: Strategy Flashcards

1
Q

About deciding where you want
to go and how you mean to get there.

Declaration of intent.

Defines longer-term goals but they are more concerned with how those goals should be achieved.

Means to create value.

A

Strategy

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2
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Defines
the
organization’s intentions and plans
on how its business goals should
be achieved through people.

An
attitude of mind that expresses a way
of doing things; realized in the
form of HR strategies.

Means accepting the
HR function as a key partner in the
formulation of the company’s
strategies, as well as in the
implementation of those strategies through HR activities

General
approach to the strategic management of
human resources in accordance with the
intentions of the organization on the future direction it wants to take.

A

Strategic
HRM

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3
Q

5 Approaches to Strategic HRM

A

• resource-based strategy
• achieving strategic fit
• high-performance management
• high- commitment management
• high-involvement management

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4
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Focus on the specific intentions of the organization on what needs to be done and what needs to be changed.

Set out what the organization intends to do about its human resource management policies and practices, and how they should be integrated with the business strategy and each other

First define what an organization intends to do in order to attain defined goals in overall human resource management policy and in
particular areas of HR process and practice, and second set out how they will be implemented.

A

HR strategies

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5
Q

Involves aligning HR practices and policies with overall business strategies to drive the success
of the company.

A

Strategic HR

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6
Q

Specific HR strategies set out what the organization intends to do in areas such as: (7)

A
  • talent management
  • continuous improvement
  • knowledge management
  • resourcing
  • learning and development
  • reward
  • employee relations
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7
Q

More about getting things done than thinking about them.

It leads to the formulation of HR strategies

A

Strategic HRM

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8
Q

Desirable in order to give a sense of direction and purpose
and as a basis for the development of
relevant and coherent HR policies and
practices.

A

Strategic approach

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9
Q

5 Strategic Tools & Models

A

MBO
SMART
KPI
Balanced Scorecard
OKR

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10
Q

MBO

A

Management by Objectives

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11
Q

SMART

A

Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound

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12
Q

KPI

A

Key Performance Indicator

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13
Q

BSC

A

Balanced Score Card

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14
Q

OKR

A

Objectives and Key Results

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15
Q

Key tools for strategic planning (2)

A

-Balanced Scorecard
- Strategy Map

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16
Q

7 characteristics of good HR KPIs

A

Sparse
Drillable
Simple
Actionable
Owned
Correlated
Aligned

17
Q

4 Strategic HR Checklist

A
  1. It begins with the mind.
  2. You must have a plan.
  3. Alignment is key.
  4. Focus on Talent.
18
Q

3 SHRM Key Concepts

A
  1. Competency-based HR
  2. Organizational Development
  3. Employer Branding/Productizing
    HR
19
Q

NOT A SKILL – but a cluster of Knowledge, Skills and other Attributes (Skill plus something else); more broad / multi- dimensional than ‘skills’ (typically more specific).

A

Competency

20
Q

Competency is what differentiates top performers from low / average performers AKA SUCCESS FACTORS

A

DIFFERENTIATOR

21
Q

Competency-based HR:

  • It must be defined by ____________
  • It can be improved by ___________.
  • It is how a competency is ___________
A

*BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS
*TRAINING
* Defined not labeled

22
Q

3 Common classifications in Competency-based HR

A

•Core or Universal
•Functional
•Leadership

23
Q

SHRM KEY CONCEPT:

Planned, systematic and scientific
process that helps organizations
change to achieve a desired end goal
by
developing,
improving
or
reinforcing changes in structure,
performance, processes or strategies.

A

Organizational Development

24
Q

4 OD Interventions

A

People and Teams
Structural
HR
Change

25
Q

SHRM KEY CONCEPT:

•Gen Y’s and Gen Z’s
• Beyond the Office
• Ala Carte Benefits
• Stability and Recovery
• Feedback becomes Fluid
• Goodbye, Career Ladder

A

Productizing HR