Ho incontrato Frank dopo una conferenza. E' un uomo grande in tutti i sensi, alto, possente e deciso. Appena abbiamo iniziato a parlate di Risorse Umane e di work place in Microsoft si è trasformato in un uomo caldo, appassionato e ...deciso su come ben gestire le risorse. Un esempio da seguire!
““Microsoft’s mission is to enable peo-ple and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. It is not just only about technology but about people working together,” says Frank Abbenhuijs, Senior Hr Director for Western Europe, Microsoft.
In Microsoft’s vision of the world of work, creativity is the result of asyn- chronous interaction without the necessary formalities of old. These may range from meeting face to face over coffee to multimedia conferencing over multiple time-zones and continents us- ing the tools that are now familiar to everyone, including MSN Messenger or Windows Mobile powered devices. “
The workplace of the past as defined by hierarchy, rules and directive from the top is rapidly disappearing. The workplace nowadays is not a fixed of- fice, but rather a porous node within multiple networks of exchange and collaboration which telecommunica- tion technologies can facilitate and en- hance,” Abbenhuijs further adds. From the Microsoft perspective, human interaction and collaboration fused with telecommunication technologies is, however, not enough on their own. “Trust is at the base of every kind of activity and does not come automati- cally. Trust has to be invested in and earned. Relying on the character, abil- ity, strength or reputation of another human being is something that re- quires time and only strengthens with the experience of working together.” With this in mind, Microsoft is driven to create inspiring environs in which its technologies are seamlessly inte grated, and where people can pro- actively participate from any time or place. Abenhuijs is at pains to point out that even for Microsoft, innova- tion is not just about better communi- cation technologies. “Microsoft’s HR Directors meet two to three times a year to discuss busi- ness as well as to undertake team- building. We have also adapted so- cial innovations from the world of speed dating where people discuss one-to-one about specific topics, switching partners every thirty min- utes. This is one way that people can communicate directly with each oth- er and where hierarchy is flattened by eliminating information gatekeep ers,” concludes Abbenhuijs.
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