Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)

🌟 PBP 2025 Plenary Panel: Amplifying Human Potential – Singapore’s Edge In A Changing World As Singapore navigates a rapidly evolving workforce landscape, building organisational resilience, enhancing human capital, and sustaining long-term competitiveness has never been more critical. In this plenary, leaders from government, unions, and business shared actionable insights on how organisations can strengthen HR capabilities, foster workplace transformation, and create meaningful growth opportunities for all workers. Moderator: • Deanna Ong, Chief People Officer, GIC Panellists: • Patrick Tay Teck Guan, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC & TWG-HC Co-Chair • Hao Shuo, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) • Zhuo Gangwei, Divisional Director, Manpower Planning and Policy, Ministry of Manpower • Adeline Sim, Executive Director & Chief Corporate Officer, HRnetGroup • Elizabeth Tan Levy, Managing Director, Scaled Impact Laboratory, Burning Glass Institute Key Insights: ➡️ Building a Stronger Workforce – Patrick highlighted the PME taskforce’s efforts to equip workers with the right skills, enhance career progression, and strengthen the HR profession through awareness, leadership development, and professional certification. ➡️ HR as a Strategic Driver – Hao Shuo emphasised that SMEs must leverage technology and benchmarking tools like SOI to shift HR from operational to strategic roles, improving talent attraction, retention, and labour-management relations. ➡️ Transforming HR Practices – Gangwei shared how TWG-HC and the SOI initiative aim to create national HR benchmarks, promote skills-based hiring, reduce bias, and support long-term workforce planning. ➡️ Global Perspective and Benchmarking – Adeline raised the importance of incorporating international benchmarking data and integrating HR metrics with financial performance to provide organisations with insights that support cross-border competitiveness and strategic HR decision-making. ➡️ Data-Driven Workforce Planning – Elizabeth explained how SOI’s outcome-focused datasets guide organisations on competitive strategies and meaningful interventions for workers. ➡️ Future-Ready HR & Workforce – Moderator Deanna noted that AI will replace tasks, not humans, and urged strategic workforce planning, job redesign, and role evolution. Organisations must embrace new skills, inspire others, and leverage data as a bridge between HR and business strategy. The discussion reinforced that Singapore’s edge lies in tripartism, empowered HR professionals, and a people-centric approach to workforce transformation. By upskilling HR capabilities, leveraging data, and fostering skills-based development, organisations can unlock sustainable growth and amplify human potential. #IHRP #PeopleBehindPeople2025 #AmplifyingHumanPotential #FutureOfWork #AIinHR #HRLeadership #HumanCapital #SkillsFirst #Upskilling #Tripartism

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💙💛 Human Capital at the Heart of Singapore’s Competitiveness In a recent Straits Times interview, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) President Mr Tan Hee Teck reminded us that behind Singapore’s hallmark of tripartite consensus lies rigorous dialogue — and a shared commitment to balance business needs with workforce well-being. His message is timely and vital: as we embrace AI and new technologies, we must not allow automation to outpace human development. Overreliance on technology at the expense of nurturing early-career talent could erode the very skills base that sustains our leadership pipeline and national competitiveness. The key to Singapore’s continued success lies in strong tripartism — employers, unions, and government working hand-in-hand — and in the strategic development of Human Capital. HR professionals play an essential role in this equation: driving upskilling, enabling skills-based hiring, redesigning jobs for longevity, and shaping future-ready careers. Mr Tan also highlighted the importance of helping employers upskill their HR profession, noting that this is vital to improving productivity and driving business growth. Good human capital practices extend beyond HR to include people managers, who are critical in embedding skills-first strategies and supporting workforce development. The IHRP Responsible People Manager Role Badge provides a structured pathway for managers to acquire verified skills and elevate their impact on team performance and organisational outcomes. For HR professionals, this means continuously upskilling and staying certified — to stay ahead of the curve with relevant, future-ready capabilities. By levelling up our HR expertise, we strengthen not just organisations, but Singapore’s competitiveness as a whole. 📰 Read full article at https://lnkd.in/gtYZsDBb #IHRP #SNEF #HumanCapital #Tripartism #FutureOfWork #AIinHR #HRLeadership #SkillsFirst

🌟 PBP 2025 Recap: Expert Sessions – Track C by Krystal Tang and Wan Hua Cheng Resilient by Design: Shaping Future-Ready Careers through Personality and Wellbeing What makes a workforce truly resilient? It is not just skills or systems — it is how people think, feel, and show up at work. In this insightful session, Krystal Tang and Wan Hua Cheng (CPsychol) from Aon explored how wellbeing and personality insights can help organisations design careers — and cultures — that thrive under change. Key Insights: 🔹 Wellbeing is Business-Critical: Stress is not just personal — it is felt at an organisational level. When wellbeing dips, so do productivity, retention, and culture. 🔹 The Wellbeing Paradox: Many companies offer generous benefits but still face burnout. The solution? Embed wellbeing into business strategy — link it to data, outcomes, and manager capability. 🔹 Personality as the Missing Link: How individuals cope, collaborate, and adapt stems from personality. HR leaders can tap on personality insights for fit, aligning individuals to roles, managers, and team cultures to enhance performance and satisfaction. 🔹 Data Meets Psychology: Combining wellbeing and personality analytics allows HR to predict stress, personalise support, and design sustainable career pathways. 🔹 From Reactive to Proactive: Through regular wellbeing pulse checks, manager training, and intentional design, organisations can move from managing burnout to building resilience by design. 🧠 The takeaway: To shape future-ready careers, HR must integrate wellbeing and personality into every stage of the employee journey — from hiring to leadership. #IHRP #PeopleBehindPeople2025 #Aon #FutureOfWork #EmployeeWellbeing #ResilientWorkforce #HRLeadership #PersonalityInsights #CareerDesign #WellbeingStrategy #WorkplaceCulture #DataDrivenHR  

🌟 PBP 2025 Recap: Expert Sessions – Track B The Skills Circuit: How Companies Can Discover & Develop Talent from Within In this dynamic session, speakers from Workforce Singapore (WSG), SkillsFuture SG, Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP), and JobTech shared how organisations can turn skills data into strategy — and build a workforce that is agile, empowered, and future-proof. Key Insights: 🔹 From Jobs to Skills: The ACE Framework (Assess, Chart, Execute) reframes workforce planning — guiding employers and individuals to map, build, and act on real skills needs, not just job titles. 🔹 Career Health = Business Health: Regular “career check-ups” are the new norm. The newly launched IHRP Career Health Resource Hub and WSG’s Career Conversations Guidebook can help HR and organisations drive meaningful career growth for their workforce. 🔹 Skills-First Tools in Action: From TalentTrack and TalentTrack+ to the Careers & Skills Passport, HR leaders now have a full digital toolkit to benchmark skills, identify gaps, and personalise learning pathways. 🔹 Data-Driven Development: JobTech’s live demo showed how analytics and AI uncover hidden skills, match talent to opportunities, and hyper-personalise upskilling — transforming how companies nurture potential. 🔹 Empowering HR as Change Agents: The session closed with a call for HR professionals to lead the charge — adopting skills-first practices, leveraging national tools, and unlocking talent potential beyond qualifications. #IHRP #PeopleBehindPeople2025 #SkillsFirst #CareerHealthSG #TalentDevelopment #FutureOfWork #SkillsFutureSG #WorkforceSingapore #JobTech #HRLeadership #Upskilling #WorkforceTransformation

🌟 IHRP at WSG’s Employers Connect 2025! 🌟 On 27 October, Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) had the privilege of participating in Workforce Singapore’s Employers Connect event at One Marina Boulevard. Our team contributed to important discussions on building resilient talent strategies in today’s fast-evolving workplace. Karina Kuok, Head of Assessment & Insights, joined the panel on “Building Resilient Talent Strategies in Today’s World”, sharing insights on how organisations can future-proof their workforce. By equipping people managers with the right skills, organisations can drive both individual growth and organisational competitiveness, while improving engagement, retention, and talent pipelines. These conversations are key to nurturing long-term career health and resilience in a rapidly transforming work environment. Jocelyn Chua, Assistant Director of Assessment & Insights, also delivered a compelling session titled “Elevating People Managers to Shape Sustainable Career Journeys”, casting a spotlight on how strong people managers are essential to creating fair and inclusive workplaces, guiding teams through change, and supporting employees in building meaningful career paths. We extend our sincere thanks to WSG for the opportunity to contribute to these important exchanges on shaping the future of work. #IHRP #WorkforceSingapore #EmployersConnect #TalentStrategy #PeopleManagement #CareerHealth #FutureOfWork #HRLeadership

🌟 PBP 2025 Recap: Expert Sessions – Track A by Dr Serene Koh People-Centred AI: Behaviour, Bias, and Building Better Organisations What happens when we fuse the power of Artificial Intelligence with deep behavioural insight? We unlock smarter decisions, scalable innovation, and more human-centred systems. In this thought-provoking session, Dr Serene Koh (Strategic Advisor, Ngee Ann Polytechnic) explored how the intersection of AI × Behavioural Insights (BI) can help leaders design systems that are not only intelligent — but also intuitive, ethical, and effective. Dr Serene highlighted how behavioural science can tackle four of AI’s biggest challenges — Adopt, Align, Augment, and Adapt — by applying a human lens to every stage of AI development and deployment. From driving deeper adoption and reducing bias, to enhancing metacognition and aligning AI with real human values, she shared how HR leaders can shape AI that truly serves people, not replaces them. Her call to action was clear: “You shouldn’t AI without BI.” To build better organisations in an AI-driven era, HR must lead the way in designing technology that understands human behaviour — and builds trust, fairness, and inclusion into every algorithm. #IHRP #PeopleBehindPeople2025 #AIinHR #FutureOfWork #BehaviouralScience #HumanCentredAI #HRLeadership #WorkplaceInnovation #NgeeAnnPolytechnic

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🌟 PBP 2025 Recap: Keynote Presentation by Rahul Chawla The Growth Equation – Now and the Future: Organisation × People × AI In a world where intelligence is increasingly distributed across humans, machines, and systems, growth now depends on convergence — not just performance. In his keynote, Rahul Chawla (Partner & Head of Talent Solutions, Southeast Asia, Aon) shared how organisations can unlock scalable and sustainable performance by aligning structure, capability, and technology. Drawing from Aon’s global insights and its own transformation journey, Rahul revealed how AI is reshaping leadership, workforce planning, and the very architecture of work — enabling organisations to reimagine how people, technology, and design come together for impact. He challenged HR and business leaders to rethink growth through three interconnected lenses: ➡️ Organisation – Build agile structures that enable speed, scalability, and clarity. ➡️ People – Redefine capability frameworks for an AI-enabled world, blending technical and human skills. ➡️ AI – Design intelligent systems that enhance decision-making, elevate human performance, and embed fairness. Ultimately, the growth equation of the future lies not in choosing between humans and machines, but in amplifying human potential through intelligent convergence. #IHRP #PeopleBehindPeople2025 #AmplifyingHumanPotential #FutureOfWork #AIinHR #HRLeadership #HumanResources #HRTalent #Aon

🌟 Creating Fair and Progressive Workplaces Through Collaboration 🌟 At IHRP, we are delighted to welcome Tang Wei, Manager from the TAFEP Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, who has joined us on a work attachment. 🤝 This mutual attachment programme between TAFEP and Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) marks the first collaboration of its kind, aimed at strengthening our shared commitment to building fair, progressive, and future-ready workplaces. Through this initiative, employees from both agencies will gain deeper understanding of each other’s roles, exchange best practices, and build professional networks. The attachment also allows both sides to stay attuned to emerging HR and workforce trends, supporting shared efforts to uplift the HR profession and foster harmonious, resilient workplaces in Singapore. We also wish Shelby a fruitful journey in her attachment to TAFEP, as she continues to champion fairness and progress in the workplace through this meaningful collaboration. 🤝 Here’s to a fruitful collaboration that strengthens the link between certification, policy, and practice — and brings us closer to a truly fair and progressive workforce. #TAFEP #IHRP #WorkplaceFairness #ProgressiveWorkplaces #Collaboration #HRTransformation