HR Disrupted: It’s time for something different

by Lucy Adams

THE NEW AND UPDATED EDITION OF THE CLASSIC WORK ON DISRUPTIVE HR. THE WAY WE WORK IS CHANGING FAST, AND TRADITIONAL HR IS NO LONGER FIT FOR PURPOSE. Equipping our organizations to meet today’s demands requires something very different. This book provides HR professionals * a compelling case for changing HR * practical people solutions for a disrupted world * strategies to make the changes they need * ways to equip HR with the right capabilities and mindset Lucy Adams is a ‘recovering HR Director’. Having held Board-level HR roles in major organizations, she is now on a mission to change outdated HR practices for good.

230 pages, Paperback

Published February 16, 2021

About the author

Lucy Adams is CEO of Disruptive HR, an agency that helps HR professionals to innovate and make HR more relevant for a disrupted world. She is the former HR Director of the BBC. She is a popular keynote speaker and blogger. More information can be found at www.disruptivehr.com.

Reviews

[Bloss ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so validating!

I went into HR with the best intentions: to make work more human. I’ve spent fruitless years trying to influence people-focused change, introduce two-way colleague voice channels, and break down operational practice that gets in the way. Effectively, I’ve been trying to get my colleagues to see our people as, well, people and drag my former HR functions into the modern world only to be gaslit, bullied, and subject to unlawful redundancies. I’ve never felt more alone than when I’ve been in HR “teams” and was starting to think I need to retrain and chuck in the towel with HR.

This book and some of the comments around it have reassured me that I’m not alone. A lot of us want to evolve the HR function and be seen as trusted partners in our organization. We might be a quiet minority; but we’re there and that’s huge.

Lucy has an engaging and conversational writing style that’s accessible and empathetic. The chapters are broken down into digestible sections that follow the employee lifecycle. What really struck me was how her examples and referenced thinkers were current and fresh. So many theoretical models are based in, like, the sixties and it was nice to see some current material and people referenced. If we’re going to change HR, we need fresh frameworks and inspiration and Lucy’s suggestions lean into that.

Never mind the CIPD and their reactive, process-based approach, this book should be required reading for all current and prospective HR professionals and HR leaders.

[andy noble · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be the go-to text for all HR professionals. We know HR is not what it should be, more focused on processes and policies yet missing out on the most important aspect People. A well written book that sets out we have to change in HR to both be relevant and effective.

[Clare Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are other books like this but as HR people we need to listen, build functions that work for people and treat our colleagues like adults

[Regina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo leí en book club de trabajo y mi equipo de HR, me gustaron los ejemplos