Branding HR
Making The Rubber Hit The Road- “Re-Branding” HR
If I were asked to describe my “ideal” HR department, it would be one in which every HR pro would:
- Know the business- Speak the language of the particular industry they support.
- Understand the financials- This is key to being able to strategically advise leadership on people issues.
- Get honest- They wouldn’t sugarcoat what is going on. The only way to really make things better is to examine the issue at hand.
- Encourage innovation- Include HR at all levels in brainstorming to truly challenge the traditional ways of doing things. Some processes will remain the same. Others will be taken to new and better levels.
- Be recognized publically (internally AND externally) – Other work teams publicize their “wins”. So should HR.