Search Results: Strategic HR

It’s often said that leadership skills come naturally to people, but there are definitely several stand-out characteristics that all great leaders have.

Do the employees at your company know what your human resources (HR) department does?  Or do they just think your HR department only hires, fires and pays employees.

During his keynote address at the annual SHRM conference, Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric Company, touched on the importance of marketing your HR department.

According to a joint study, more than three-quarters (77 percent) believe human resources or talent personnel should be involved in an organization's strategic business planning process.

It’s often said that leadership skills come naturally to people, but there are definitely several stand-out characteristics that all great leaders have.

Do the employees at your company know what your human resources (HR) department does?  Or do they just think your HR department only hires, fires and pays employees.

In the past, HR was thought of as the “compliance police” or personnel administrators. In today's business environment, HR serves as a strategic business partner to help organizations reach higher levels of performance through its people.

We in Human Resources (HR) don't like the labels we are often given, like "Police" or "Big Brother," but sometimes the names are well-deserved. 

My greatest career satisfaction comes from helping businesses grow and succeed. Serving now as strategic business partners, HR has come a long way since we were first known as "personnel managers."

If you are an entrepreneur, you want your enterprise to succeed. Learn how a strategic HR approach helps any size business grow and succeed.

It’s like building a house—you can’t put on the roof before you lay the foundation.