| | SEPTEMBER 2024MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM8As a senior leader within People and Culture, my goal is to partner with leaders to create a high-trust culture that can attract, engage, inspire the best people, and help the organization achieve its strategic goals. I recognise that I can never do this alone. I am reliant on my colleagues and network to collaborate with, plan, and deliver results.I have enjoyed working in several medium--to large-sized organizations across various industries over my career. While the organizations differed in size, strategy, structure, and culture, the operating model for the P&C/HR function has remained constant. An HR operating model is a framework that sets out how an organization's HR function creates value to enable its success. Since the late 1990s, the business partner/Ulrich model has endured as a popular framework for structuring an organization's HR function. Sometimes referred to as the "three-legged" model, HR is organized By Melissa Old, Head of People and Capability Business Partnering, Bega GroupMelissa Old brings extensive expertise to her Executive Leader in People and Culture role. With broad HR generalist experience and deep expertise in Organizational Development, Melissa excels in Business Partnering, Leadership, Capability and Talent Management. Her career spans strategic and operational roles across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with industry experience in FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Technology, and Financial Services.Melissa has a proven track record of influencing and partnering at the Executive/C-suite level in multinational, matrix structures. She is known for bringing pragmatic, innovative ideas and implementing them at pace and scale to deliver business outcomes. Her leadership in transformational change, including MandA, has consistently built high-performing teams and strengthened organizational culture. Melissa's dedication to coaching across all levels drives commercial success and fosters a thriving work environment.In this article, Melissa Old, Head of People and Capability Business Partnering at Bega Group, reflects on her experience working within the popular Ulrich "three-legged" HR operating model. While this paradigm has benefits, low collaboration and trust between each sphere or "bubble" can also hinder the model's effectiveness. Melissa OldRETHINKING THE HR OPERATING MODEL ­ TIME FOR EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? In MyOpinion
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