Capital H: Putting humans at the center of work

In today’s disruptive environment, are organizations evolving past traditional large-scale transformation? We see it time and time again. After inserting the plans, processes, and people into transformation efforts, organizations are often conforming to a vision that’s already obsolete. Today we explore how organizations can build resilience to help preempt the need for transformations and how we can synchronize work, the workforce, and the workplace to be in a continuous state of agility.

Do you believe that human characteristics and abilities can grow and change over time? If you do, you hold what is called a growth mindset. In this episode, we discuss how a growth mindset can shape individual beliefs and behavior. We also explore how growth mindsets can be cultivated in an organizational context to improve culture, performance, and diversity, equity, & inclusion.

In response to unrelenting disruption caused by both technological advances and the COVID-19 pandemic, many leaders are rethinking how they value and invest in their workforces. In today’s episode, we dig deep into what talent marketplaces are, the benefits they provide to workers and organizations, and considerations for leaders as they endeavor to create these marketplaces.

The global pandemic has dramatically changed the flow of work and likely expedited workplace shifts that were already primed to occur. As organizations continue to start to reopen offices and have employees return to work there are a many experience and safety elements to consider.

Looking back on 2020, almost everything about the employee experience has changed. From furloughs to remote work, today’s employees must navigate a constantly changing environment while simultaneously prioritizing their own health and safety. It’s a situation that requires resiliency and that’s exactly what we’re focusing on in Capital H Season 6. Join us as we explore how, despite historic disruptions, organizations are staying focused on the human experience to foster resiliency and build trust.

On this season of Capital H, we explored how three P’s—purpose, potential, and perspective—can help organizations remain distinctly human in a technology-driven world. This episode brings together authors of our 2020 Human Capital Trends report to recap some of our favorite moments and explore how embracing these trends can better prepare organizations for the future. You’ll also hear from previous guests on how their organizations are ramping up for the future of work.

Next-generation metrics have become pervasive in professional sports because they ask the right questions about player value. So why not apply that approach to the workforce? On this episode of Capital H, we explore how top organizations are developing advanced forward-looking metrics that go beyond people analytics to reshape the talent experience and combat uncertainty.

Knowledge creation and curation are key competitive differentiators. Today’s digital, hyperconnected era presents new opportunities and challenges around knowledge management. On this episode of Capital H, Hans Visschers, global head of knowledge management at Philips, shares insights from Philips’ knowledge management transformation and tips for “starting small.” Plus, Deloitte leaders offer their perspective on how knowledge management trends and best practices will continue to evolve.

Reskilling is a frequently discussed topic in human capital circles, but as our 2020 Human Capital Trends report indicates, reskilling alone may not be a sufficient path forward. In this episode, Deloitte’s David Mallon chats with Allison Salisbury SVP of Employer Solutions at Guild of Guild Education to hear how her organization is redefining adult education through company tuition reimbursement and online learning programs.

The dizzying pace of technological advancement and workforce evolution has created a growing set of ethical challenges. As organizations operationalize the working relationships among humans, teams, and machines, how can they also anticipate and address potential ethical concerns? On this episode of Capital H, we explore how organizations can adjust their day-to-day product development and decision-making processes to produce more ethical results.