HR Archives - Strategic Leadership

02 Sep

Training Employees to be the Eyes and Ears of the Company

In HR, Training

The statistics about workplace violence are alarming: Nearly two million Americans are victims of workplace violence each year — yet a quarter of violent incidents at work go unreported, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

05 Aug

Do You Think HR is Effective?

In HR, Strategy

Do You Think HR is Effective? - Dave Ulrich stresses the importance of relationships over roles in his assessment of how HR deals with its own internal challenges. HR for HR means that HR professionals apply to their own function the knowledge and tools they apply to their organisations. This...

11 Mar

A Crucial Role for Human Resources

In Culture, HR

A Crucial Role for Human Resources - How HR leaders can play a vital part in providing a compelling environment for tomorrow’s workforce.

17 Sep

The Evolution of the HR Business Partner by Dave Ulrich

In HR, Leadership

In 1997, Netscape was the browser of choice; Motorola StarTAC dominated cell phone popularity; the Apple PowerBook led in innovative laptops; cordless home phones emerged; Sony PlayStation with a 128k memory card was state of the art; Windows 95 was released. And I published the book Human Resource Champions,...

09 Aug

Think Like A CEO Before Acting Like A CHRO

In CEO, HR

HR has a connection to every department and goes beyond the administrative call of duty, embracing a relationship with each person in an organisation. It is that very connection and understanding that affords HR professionals the ability to become more engaged with the business. The majority of CEOs...

16 Jul

How HR Leaders in Healthcare Can Create Value During M&A

In HR

Gallup has spent decades studying how the best organizations increase speed to value after M&A. We've found that HR leaders can reduce delays in realizing a "better together" organization by anticipating and mitigating common people barriers to harmony. The following best practices can help HR leaders support the creation of...

11 Jun

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table

In Culture, HR

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table: "Our people are our greatest asset." These feel-good words have decorated countless company walls, websites and mission statements. But let's be real. Most organisations don't treat their employees like assets. Think of it this way: An organisation that owns land and buildings ensures...

14 Mar

Workplace Learning Report 2018

In HR, Learning, News

LinkedIn's Workplace Learning Report 2018 The path to opportunity is changing: The short shelf life of skills and a tightening labour market are giving rise to a multitude of skill gaps. Businesses are fighting to stay ahead of the curve, trying to hold onto their best talent and struggling to fill key...

17 Aug

Building Winning Capabilities – A Strategic Positioning Opportunity for HR

In Blog, HR, Paul Tuck, Strategic Leadership Authors

Building Winning Capabilities – A Strategic Positioning Opportunity for HR Sometimes people ask me “What is the purpose of HR?”. That’s an easy question – HR is a business function that leads the people aspects of the enterprise to create organisational capability for competitive advantage. However, when it comes...

01 Aug

Organisational Effectiveness – HR’s Opportunity for Strategic Impact

In Blog, HR, Paul Tuck, Strategic Leadership Authors

How does HR make a business impact? By ensuring the organisation is aligned to execute the strategic decisions! When HR takes primary responsibility for leading organisational effectiveness (Lawler, 2014) it creates a means of delivering the strategy and is a source of sizeable and durable competitive advantage(McKinsey 2012).