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People, Culture & Organizational Change Consultant
Deborah Hartung - SPARKFluencer ⚡️
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Experienced and mature professional with 20 years’ experience in all things HR. Specializing in Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, EX Design and Organizational Change Management (OCM). Proven track record in improving employee engagement by over 75% and reducing staff turnover by 68% and consistently delivering on OCM and workplace culture change objectives. I am known for my warmth and authenticity in empowering leaders to lead people and change in the new world of work. Well-known international speaker, training facilitator and writer, active in global communities including DisruptHR, HackingHR and HumansFirst. Developer of the DIRC Model of Performance & Culture Management.
Author of Talent Liberation: The Blueprint to Performance Management in the New World of Work. Podcast Host (The Leadership Burrito I Leadership, the Future & Tea). Writer for Thrive Global, Lionesses of Africa, Future Females and Women on Topp. Content contributor for People First by MHR, DirectSuggest and Hi5 Technologies
Author of Talent Liberation: The Blueprint to Performance Management in the New World of Work. Podcast Host (The Leadership Burrito I Leadership, the Future & Tea). Writer for Thrive Global, Lionesses of Africa, Future Females and Women on Topp. Content contributor for People First by MHR, DirectSuggest and Hi5 Technologies
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
My experience
2008 - ?
freelance
Culture & Organizational Change Consultant
People.
I Deborah Hartung & Associates / Personify Change Ltd
After a successful career in both HR & Employee Relations, I opened my own boutique management consulting company in 2008. During the past 13 years I have worked on numerous projects for global organizations with matrix structures employing up to 35 000 people globally. I have worked across industries, including Media & Broadcasting, FMCG, Financial Services, Management Consulting and Oil & Gas and been responsible for, amongst others:
Evaluating diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues and develop improvement plans;
Leading cross-functional teams to analyze and understand enterprise-wide operational impacts and opportunities of technology impacts;
Reviewing internal people, process and technology and implementing the selected solutions to improve organizational efficiency;
Improving communication at all levels and transforming company culture into a more inclusive, collaborative, and productive atmosphere;
Increasing employee satisfaction, motivation and engagement through recognition plans, training facilitation, meeting, and special workshops;
Comprehensive organizational restructuring project management, including operating model, headcount reductions, technology implementation and ways of working;
Managing talent management and OD projects, including org design, implementation of new performance management systems and tech, as well as leadership development and succession planning;
Comprehensive organizational change management, including strategies and plans, communication management, resistance management and training and capacity building planning and delivery. My preference is for ADKAR methodology combined with Design Thinking and Marketing methodologies; and HR Transformation projects, including strategy, HR Tech advisory, HR operating model, skills development and change management.
In addition to some smaller OCM projects, I have been the Change Lead on SAP Success Factors implementations and HR Transformation Lead on a comprehensive HR Transformation project that included deploying Oracle HCM in a company with 10 000 employees.
After a successful career in both HR & Employee Relations, I opened my own boutique management consulting company in 2008. During the past 13 years I have worked on numerous projects for global organizations with matrix structures employing up to 35 000 people globally. I have worked across industries, including Media & Broadcasting, FMCG, Financial Services, Management Consulting and Oil & Gas and been responsible for, amongst others:
Evaluating diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues and develop improvement plans;
Leading cross-functional teams to analyze and understand enterprise-wide operational impacts and opportunities of technology impacts;
Reviewing internal people, process and technology and implementing the selected solutions to improve organizational efficiency;
Improving communication at all levels and transforming company culture into a more inclusive, collaborative, and productive atmosphere;
Increasing employee satisfaction, motivation and engagement through recognition plans, training facilitation, meeting, and special workshops;
Comprehensive organizational restructuring project management, including operating model, headcount reductions, technology implementation and ways of working;
Managing talent management and OD projects, including org design, implementation of new performance management systems and tech, as well as leadership development and succession planning;
Comprehensive organizational change management, including strategies and plans, communication management, resistance management and training and capacity building planning and delivery. My preference is for ADKAR methodology combined with Design Thinking and Marketing methodologies; and HR Transformation projects, including strategy, HR Tech advisory, HR operating model, skills development and change management.
In addition to some smaller OCM projects, I have been the Change Lead on SAP Success Factors implementations and HR Transformation Lead on a comprehensive HR Transformation project that included deploying Oracle HCM in a company with 10 000 employees.
Consulting, Technology implementation, UP, Hr transformation, Enterprise, Development, Succession planning, Transformation, Motivation, Implementation, Workshops, FMCG, Technology, Workflow, Marketing, Leadership development, SoMe, Management, Leadership, Management Consulting, Performance Management, Training, SAP, Design thinking, Oracle, Project Management, Change management, Design
2005 - 2007
job
HR Manager
I LEZA Group.
In March 2005, I joined one of the top legal expenses insurance companies in South Africa as an Employee Relations (ER) practitioner responsible for an organization with 650 employees. After being promoted to HR Manager, I assumed responsibility for the entire HR function for the organization, including talent acquisition, personnel administration, payroll, benefits administration and reporting, organizational development, HR business partners, performance management, collective bargaining with the 2 trade unions, employee relations and litigation and exit management. I successfully overhauled the entire recruitment function and reduced TTH to 2 weeks for internal appointments and 6-8 weeks for external hires and saved the company over R1.5 million in recruitment fees for mid-level employees in 6 months. I led a team of HR Generalists, Payroll Specialists and HR Administrators and was responsible, amongst others, for:
HR Strategy development and implementation;
Talent Acquisition;
Job Evaluation and Grading (Paterson & TASK methodologies) and developing competency models;
Remuneration and Benefits strategy, management, and reporting;
Personnel Management & HRIS;
Payroll Management;
Performance Management; and Employee Relations including collective bargaining and litigation
HR Strategy development and implementation;
Talent Acquisition;
Job Evaluation and Grading (Paterson & TASK methodologies) and developing competency models;
Remuneration and Benefits strategy, management, and reporting;
Personnel Management & HRIS;
Payroll Management;
Performance Management; and Employee Relations including collective bargaining and litigation
Administration, Performance Management, Management, Talent acquisition, Recruitment, Implementation, Strategy development, Insurance, HRIS, Development, LED, Manager
2001 - 2005
freelance
Employee Relations Consultant
unknown.
Working as an ER/Labor Law Consultant, I was responsible for advising corporate clients and line managers on matters relating to probation, poor performance management and the management of absenteeism and ill health in the workplace. I presided over disciplinary enquiries and facilitated consultations in cases of redundancies and retrenchment. I regularly represented my clients in conciliations and arbitrations before the CCMA and various Bargaining Councils, having completed more than 400 cases throughout my career and maintaining a 100%-win rate for my clients. In addition to litigation, specific areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
Contracts of Employment (perm, temp & FTC);
Wage Negotiations & Collective Bargaining;
Probationary Performance Management;
Managing Incapacity due to poor performance or ill-health;
Presiding over Disciplinary Enquiries; and Retrenchment process management.
Contracts of Employment (perm, temp & FTC);
Wage Negotiations & Collective Bargaining;
Probationary Performance Management;
Managing Incapacity due to poor performance or ill-health;
Presiding over Disciplinary Enquiries; and Retrenchment process management.
Contracts, Performance Management, Management, Health, Contracts
My education
1995
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1997
University of Pretoria
Bachelors, International Relations and Public Management & Administration
Bachelors, International Relations and Public Management & Administration
University of South Africa
Bachelors, International Relations
Bachelors, International Relations
Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa
Unspecified, PR, Journalism & Media Studies
Unspecified, PR, Journalism & Media Studies
?
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1998
UNISA
Bachelors, N/a
Bachelors, N/a
?
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1998
n/a
Unspecified, PR & Journalism
Unspecified, PR & Journalism
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