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Where does Human Resources stand?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eighty-percent of all decisions made at the C-Suite level and in the board room impact people, and in many organizations,
Human Resources (HR) is there helping the organization set organizational strategy.
HR is a challenging and complex business discipline because it covers everything from strategy to administration and from looking out for the well being of the organization and the people.
In addition to strategic involvement, HR is still responsible for employee selection and promotion, succession planning and terminations; employee training; compensation and benefits; health, safety and security; employee and labor relations; and compliance and administration. HR is also the organization’s conscious and internal cop.
Managers often become resentful of HR because, it is HR that says “you can’t fire Bill for performance because you don’t have enough documentation”.
Employees become standoffish because it is HR you see on your way out the door. Or it is HR telling you “the medical procedure that just cost you $5,000 to have is not covered”.
The key to a successful culture and climate is communication, and it is HR’s responsibility to provide that communication to management and employees.
Is your HR department up to speed? How is your HR department perceived?
Comments
By muffin
August 17, 2006 02:34 PM | Link to this
we don’t have an HR dept. where do you get one for an office of less than 15 people, because we need one badly and have never had one??
By Floyd
August 22, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this
Good HR depts will make a company stronger.
Bad HR depts will ruin and demoralize it.
HR where I work is a run by a petty little man. I hope he gets fired soon.
By Gary Wheeler
August 28, 2006 09:22 AM | Link to this
Muffin,
Send me an email if your company needs outside support. Gary