You know what most Boards are continually trying to do – get results, increase profits and de-risk the business. So how is HR supporting these strategic imperatives – we try and hire the best people and manage performance, but how do we strategically influence the risk profile of the business? We try to keep the […]
Throughout my 23 year career in HR, we have had allegations of being ‘soft and fluffy’, or ‘chicks with slides’ – obviously not commercial enough, so we have struggled to get the Board to ‘invest’ – financially, emotionally or strategically in the ‘people’ side of the business. Investment is for the financials, marketing or IT. […]