- Business Acumen
- Data Literacy
- Digital Agility
- People Advocacy
- Execution Excellence
- How is this scored?A passing score for a competency requires at least 70% of the available points. Your overall total score is calculated as the sum of all competencies.
Advisors work in the business environment and spent most of their time with business stakeholders. They translate business needs into HR solutions, speak the language of the business, and ensure that HR priorities are relevant, aligned, and create business impact.
Example of roles the advisor excels at:
- – HR Consultant
- – HR Business Partner
- – HR Manager
- – HR Officer
Strategists set the HR strategy for the organization. They spent their time co-creating strategy with business leaders, translating business strategy into a people strategy, and translating business needs into HR solutions.
Example of roles the strategist excels at:
- – HR Director
- – Chief Diversity Officer
- – Head of HR
- – Shared Services Executive
The service champion provides efficient HR services that create an engaging and meaningful employee experience. They help to drive operational excellence across multiple HR touchpoints.
Example of roles the service champion excels at:
- – Payroll Administrator
- – Payroll Manager
- – People Analytics Head
- – HR Operations Manager
The solution architect is an expert in HR practices. They design, operationalize, and implement HR in the business. They keep up to date with HR trends and are seen as an expert in one or more HR specializations.
Example of roles the solution architect excels at:
- – DEIB Manager
- – Recruitment Consultant
- – OD Specialist
- – HRIS Analyst
What is a T-Shaped HR Professional?
T-Shaped HR Professionals are the ultimate, future-proof, all-rounders in HR.
By combining the basis of an HR generalist with the benefits of a specialist, T-Shaped HR Pros have a thorough business understanding, make data-driven decisions, and are highly effective problem solvers.
As a result, HR professionals with a T-Shaped competency profile are able to navigate cross-functional challenges with ease and are an excellent fit for leadership positions.