Last week’s SmartPulse question: Do you feel like senior executives at your organization take HR’s perspective seriously?
- No, 61%
- Yes, 39%
A sense that they aren’t taken seriously is a common lament among HR officials — even when they assume a VP title. It can be difficult to escape the perception that your department’s role is purely administrative, just there to process payroll and plan the company holiday party. If you want to get out of that rut, you’ll need to think more strategically, and emphasize the measurable results of what you do. I.e., it’s not about how many people you trained last year. It’s about how much money those people made for the company.
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I bet not many people are surprised by the survey and it is a shame. The great companies seem to find a way to make HR strategic while the rest of companies have the best intentions for their HR resources, but can't find a way to keep those resources from being too busy doing basic HR blocking and tackling like onboarding, benefits administration, and the many regulatory and compliance required activities.
Good luck and always Act As If It Were Impossible to Fail!
Joe Lavelle
No, this is not at all shocking. Much research backs this up. Details on what the CEO wants from HR here: http://bit.ly/Fn9ua, and what the Board of Directors want from HR here: http://bit.ly/1gIKr
But I also see the recession changing this. HR is changing fundamentally at both the executive and employee level. Details on how are available here: http://bit.ly/tbgsC