Summary: <p>Allison Flaten is an HR practitioner (and one of our favorite people) with over a decade of experience in working with and leading HR departments in variety of industries, five of which she has spent in an Agile organization. She walks us through the differences between traditional HR departments where the focus tends to be on risk mitigation, compliance, and policy-driven communication, and Agile HR that focuses on how to make the organization the best place for its employees.</p><br> <p>Flaten’s advice includes: <br>- Ensure HR can adapt and shift with the needs of the business, as well as with the employees. <br>- Share your HR backlog <br>- Get feedback from employees and leadership to get buy-in before releasing policies <br>- Provide fast performance feedback which can result in immediate adjustment, rather than waiting for an annual performance review</p><br> <p>Howard Sublett hosts. Find him on Twitter: @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/howardsublett">howardsublett</a></p><br> <p>Get in touch with our guest: <a href="mailto:allison.flaten@accenture.com">allison.flaten@accenture.com</a></p><br> <p>Podcast library: <a title="http://www.agileamped.com" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.agileamped.com" target="_blank">www.agileamped.com</a></p><br> <p>Connect with us on social media! <br>Twitter: <a title="http://twitter.com/AgileAmped" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FAgileAmped" target="_blank">twitter.com/AgileAmped</a><br>Facebook: <a title="http://www.facebook.com/agileamped" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fagileamped" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/agileamped</a><br>Instagram: <a title="http://www.instagram.com/agileamped/" href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fagileamped%2F" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/agileamped/</a></p>
