Think Human. Act Human. Advisor, Author and Advocate for human-centric strategies. Founder of Otolith. President of Hrpro. Vice-president of EAPM. Certified board director.
“Our employees are scientists and they want HR to use rigourous practices” 20 years ago, I heard for the first time someone talking about evidence-based HR at an HR conference. I remember that my first reaction was one of indifference. But more and more I realized how many management practices are based on not much. The quote I started this post with is one I have heard often. But when we scratch the surface, it seems the adage is often not put into practice. So why would engineers, researchers, scientists undergo practices that are based on humbug? Why do they dance on colored carpets to celebrate their personality? Why do they swallow pseudo-information that is tainted by the personal biases and preferences of a person who uses their own experience as yardstick? Because it’s easy. Why should we bother ourselves trying to grasp the nuances of human behavior when we can categorize people in types, generations, and other crude buckets? Why should we have deep discussions about the potential of people when we can apply the nine-box that rapidly gives us a picture of the portfolio of prople? And why should we bother checking our old practices on their relevance and validity? We are all on a journey to do better. And I admit, like many, in the past I did the same. it’s been a constant challenge to take a step back and review what I was doing. Now, I work with leaders, leadership teams and the HR managers to help them take a step forward in their leadership. And my first reaction always is : what do we know about this? What do we (really) know about this, is the question to help us understand better. Let’s do what our customers want us to do. Be rigourous and curious. And let’s not be overwhelmed by the information challenge. A lot is available through CRForum , Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) , ScienceForWork , Tijdschrift voor HRM , Frontiers in Science. Be conscious. Be critical. Be responsible.
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗙'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗥 At hrpro.be, we are committed to making EBHR workable for practitioners. One way to do so is by sharing free resources, like the extensive knowledge hub of Corporate Research Forum (CRF). 🧰 Check out their tools, checklists, videos, real-life examples, and more, developed under the expert guidance of Professor Rob Briner, whose mission is to make EBHR as do-able as possible: https://lnkd.in/dRF7Vx9A 🌐 Other valuable websites with freely accessible content include: Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) CIPD ScienceForWork Do you know of any other helpful resources on EBHR? Feel free to share them! #HRPro #EvidenceBasedHR #ProfessionalDevelopment
