HR Strategies for Small & Medium Sized Businesses

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HR Strategies for small and medium sized businesses (SMB/SME) in today's talent scarce and high mobility environment. A keynote address delivered at this year's Association of SMEs Business Symposium Event, Concorde Hotel, Singapore.

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HR Strategies for SMEs in today's talent scarce and

high mobility environment

Tay Thain Lin Director, PayrollServe (Chio Lim Stone Forest Group)

17 October 2013

SME: Small & Medium Sized Enterprises

Business Advisors to Growing Businesses

The Payroll & HR Administration Services

division of the Chio Lim Stone Forest Group

International Experience, Local Knowledge

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RSM Chio Lim LLP is a public accounting entity offering

assurance and tax services.

Stone Forest is the umbrella name under which the business

advisory and business support services operate.

We are the largest accounting and business advisory group

outside the Big 4 in Singapore.

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Our Corporate Profile

• Home grown professional business services group

• 100% locally owned

• Established in 1985 with 3 employees

• Now: 760+ employees in Singapore and 300+ employees in 6

major cities in China

• 20% per annum growth

• 17 Nationalities under one roof

• Despite our size, HR is one of the most challenging issues

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How do we cope?

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The Rules Have

Changed

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Generation Y: The New Workforce

Social

Awareness

🌏 Work-Life

Integration

🏂 Tech-Savvy &

Connected

📱 Multi-

taskers

🐙

The Generation Y

The “New” Organization

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HR Strategies for SMEs 7

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Make HR Strategy Part of Your

Overall Business Strategy #1

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If the success of your

organization is

dependent on

people, shouldn’t HR

become part of your

business strategy?

Business

Strategy

HR

Strategy

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Business Owners as

HR Directors & HR Managers #2

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The business owner’s

deep involvement in

all key HR matters is

critical to the SME’s

success.

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Don’t Try To Be Everything

To Everyone #3

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Why should they work for you?

Do they your company?

💰 Is it just for

the money?

🌟 Feel appreciated

🚶 Mobility

✈ Travel

💪 Recognise strength

👍 Like environment

🎓 Learning opportunities

⏰ Flexibility

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Never Underestimate the

Power of Corporate Culture #4

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Your corporate culture is

your company’s DNA.

Values

System

Tradition

Language

Beliefs

Vision

Habits

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Communicate Effectively #5

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Gone are the days of top-down, closed

communication style.

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Focus On Your “A-Players” #6

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Identify the bright-sparks and nurture them.

They are your future.

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Promote The Mentality of

Growth & Abundance #7

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Paint and share the vision of growth…and

that there are opportunities for everyone.

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Conclusion

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The Hard Truths

• No magic formula

• It’s not going to

happen overnight

• Doing nothing is

not a solution

1. Reconfigure

Business

2. Automate

3. Outsource

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Don’t be a follower.

Lead change.

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Thank you.

Tay Thain Lin tltay@stoneforest.com.sg

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