HR Coffee Time8 Marras 2024

138 | Can’t find time for strategic work in HR? 5 tips to help

When you're in a busy HR or People role, finding time for strategic work can feel incredibly challenging. There are always urgent issues that need your attention and endless tasks on your to-do list. However, strategic work often has the greatest impact - helping you craft an organisation where people are proud to work, can thrive, and are empowered to drive the organisation forward.

In this episode of HR Coffee Time, host Fay Wallis shares five practical tips to help you carve out time for strategic work, even when you're incredibly busy. These tips will help you overcome common barriers and create the space needed to focus on work that drives meaningful organisational change.

Key Points from This Episode

Introduction and welcome
Tip 1: Build your confidence about being strategic
Tip 2: Schedule dedicated time for strategic work
Tip 3: Make the most of AI to free up time
Tip 4: Remember that less is more
Tip 5: Communicate your strategic priorities clearly

Useful Links

Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
The Essential HR Planner
elementsuite
Angela Moyle's eBook: AI for HR
Angela' Moyle's eBook: HR's role in AI adoption

Other Relevant HR Coffee Time Episodes

Operate Strategically or Create a Powerful HR/People Strategy Playlist
Episode 102: Boosting Your Strategic Knowledge to Step Up in Your HR Role
Episode 108: How to Create a Simple but Powerful One Page Strategy with Dr. Max Mckeown
Episode 134: Creating an HR Strategy - How to Get Started When You're Feeling Stuck
Episode 7: What to Do When You Don't Have Enough Hours in the Day
Episode 92: Time Management Tips to Stay on Top of Your Busy Day
Episode 58: How to Feel More Confident Using Data & Analytics in Your HR Role

Book Recommendations from the Episode

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You can find the transcript on this page of the Bright Sky Career Coaching website.

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