Core behaviours represent a significant shift for people professionals. With a greater focus on ethical and evidence-based decision-making, they empower you to create value for people, organisations, society and our profession.
Certain ways of thinking and acting should be universal and consistent, even in new and challenging situations. These are the behaviours it takes to be an effective people professional, identified through academic research and feedback from across the profession.
Building trust by role-modelling ethical behaviour, and applying principles and values consistently in decision-making.
Showing courage to speak up and skilfully influencing others to gain buy in
Working and collaborating across boundaries, effectively and inclusively, to achieve positive outcomes.
Working and collaborating across boundaries, effectively and inclusively, to achieve positive outcomes.
Using a commercial mindset, demonstrating drive and enabling change to create value.
Demonstrating curiosity and making the most of opportunities to learn, improve and innovate.
Asking questions and evaluating evidence and ideas, to create insight and understand the whole.
Making effective and pragmatic decisions or choices based on the specific situation or context.
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