Talent Advisory is a goal for many Talent functions but it cannot happen if TA enters the conversation after the role has been designed, the budget approved and the decision to hire externally has already been made.

Movember’s Workforce Lab moves the conversation upstream, bringing Business, HR, Talent and Finance leaders together to share accountability for workforce decisions. The fortnightly forum connects business strategy, operational plans, people budgets and workforce planning, considering each requirement through four lenses: People, Role, Capability and Capacity.

Rather than simply approving a new role, the Lab examines the work and capability required. Can the work be absorbed, redesigned or shared? Does the capability already exist internally? Should Movember buy, build, borrow or bot? Having these conversations at the right time creates better business, people and role decisions, while giving Talent Acquisition the opportunity to provide genuine advice before a requirement becomes a requisition.

In this candid test-and-learn case study, Movember will share the findings emerging from its Workforce Lab, the practical tensions involved in replacing individual autonomy with shared accountability, and what it takes to create the organisational conditions for Talent Advisory.