Six Things Your Human Resources Team Wants You To Know About Them
When many business owners think of human resources, they think of a team that handles their company’s employee-related duties. But for any business, human resources plays a far more integral role. In fact, there are plenty of ways HR can add value to a company that business owners may not even realize.
Below, six successful human resources executives from Forbes Human Resources Council share the one great thing about human resources that they wish all business owners understood.
From top left to right: Sarah O’Neill, Catherine Decker, Meg Battle, Angela Nguyen, Todd Richardson, Brett Comeaux. All photos courtesy of the individual member.
1. It Provides A Strategic Advantage
Human resources isn’t just about the employee experience anymore. Business owners are adjusting to the new-age HR, which helps businesses in terms of long-term strategic growth by assessing current processes and situations, analyzing historical growth, and helping to prepare for scalability in the future. HR is an industry of solutions and should be utilized as a big-picture necessity. - Sarah O’Neill, Digital Trends
2. It Can Add Real Value
HR is uniquely positioned to give voice to the impact that organizational culture, strategic planning, the labor market and talent development have on each other. Forward-thinking business leaders are leveraging the intersection between business and people by inviting proactive, culture-focused, strategy-minded, compliance-competent HR leaders to the executive table. - Catherine Decker, Outsell
3. It Can (And Should) Be Included In Business Planning
Most business owners embrace HR as the “go-to” department for managing recruiting, compensation, benefits and company policies. But they often overlook HR when it comes to planning and making business decisions. HR leaders have a wealth of valuable information to share and want the opportunity to support the planning of growth strategies, succession plans and long-term business goals. - Meg Battle, Rabin Martin
4. It’s Actually Talent Management
Business owners usually think of human resources in terms of compliance and risk mitigation. But a strong HR expert could and should also function as a talent manager: one who has an eye for raw talent and strong work ethic, a mind for developing solid, loyal impact players who are invested in the company’s success, and the finesse required to manage egos and expectations up the ladder. - Angela Nguyen, Ad Exchange Group
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Below, six successful human resources executives from Forbes Human Resources Council share the one great thing about human resources that they wish all business owners understood.
From top left to right: Sarah O’Neill, Catherine Decker, Meg Battle, Angela Nguyen, Todd Richardson, Brett Comeaux. All photos courtesy of the individual member.
1. It Provides A Strategic Advantage
Human resources isn’t just about the employee experience anymore. Business owners are adjusting to the new-age HR, which helps businesses in terms of long-term strategic growth by assessing current processes and situations, analyzing historical growth, and helping to prepare for scalability in the future. HR is an industry of solutions and should be utilized as a big-picture necessity. - Sarah O’Neill, Digital Trends
2. It Can Add Real Value
HR is uniquely positioned to give voice to the impact that organizational culture, strategic planning, the labor market and talent development have on each other. Forward-thinking business leaders are leveraging the intersection between business and people by inviting proactive, culture-focused, strategy-minded, compliance-competent HR leaders to the executive table. - Catherine Decker, Outsell
3. It Can (And Should) Be Included In Business Planning
Most business owners embrace HR as the “go-to” department for managing recruiting, compensation, benefits and company policies. But they often overlook HR when it comes to planning and making business decisions. HR leaders have a wealth of valuable information to share and want the opportunity to support the planning of growth strategies, succession plans and long-term business goals. - Meg Battle, Rabin Martin
4. It’s Actually Talent Management
Business owners usually think of human resources in terms of compliance and risk mitigation. But a strong HR expert could and should also function as a talent manager: one who has an eye for raw talent and strong work ethic, a mind for developing solid, loyal impact players who are invested in the company’s success, and the finesse required to manage egos and expectations up the ladder. - Angela Nguyen, Ad Exchange Group
Read more | forbes.com