Accelerate February 2015 | Page 4

Contents Mobility 21 Talent Mobility: The Key to Future HR Success 44 Nik Feizal Haidi Hanafi makes a good argument for a strong internal talent mobility programme to help organisations rely on their employees to achieve corporate goals and shift resources where it is best suited. What exists in most people is not resistance, but a form of non-rational, non-functional self-preservation. Engagement — DR MARK GOULSTON 24 Employee Engagement I: Linking Managers to Workers HR Effectiveness In this first part of a three part series of articles on Employee Engagement, Cindy Saunders makes the argument that since managers need both technical and non-technical expertise, both hiring and training practices must be aligned to support this. 41 Strategic HR Professionals in Demand Communication 44 Want to Get Ahead? Try Listening 30 Why HR Should Consider Using Message Maps Laurence Karal talks to Alistair Croll, author of the best-selling Lean Analytics, about message maps, an effective tool to help develop clear messages. Spotlight 36 Piet Hilarides: Be clear in your goals and values. Every decision or action must be informed by these. FrieslandCampina’s new Chief Operating Officer talks about international growth and the need for a close relationship with HR. By Sheila Pang. Daniel Russell outlines three of the main challenges for HR in Malaysia today. Communication Just Listen. Discover the Secret to Getting through to Absolutely Anyone has just become the top book in the world, on listening. The author, Dr Mark Goulston, business psychiatrist, CEO coach and international speaker, talks exclusively to Accelerate, about how to listen. By Sheila Pang. Leadership 50 What’s Next : The Role and Future of HR Professor Sattar Bawany explores many of the pressing issues driving HR today, including their role in managing people and organisational issues as well as their role as a strategic business partner.