Strategic HR Management
Across my many roles in organisations, not-for-profits and volunteer organisations I have seen that leadership teams don’t always understand the role that the HR team play in providing Strategic HR Management (sHRM) and how this can contribute to the strategic intent of the organisation.
Just ponder this for a second, if HR is to be a strategic partner of the organisation and sits on the executive team then the HR Executive Manager must be a senior strategic leader, not just a line manager who is taking an opportunity for progression without any real desire or strategic purpose for the role.
Human Resource Management focus is strategically integrating the HR principals of the business and helping to decide the strategic purpose of the organisation. sHRM is a contributor to the success of any company and needs to be focussed on extracting the maximum out of people within the organisation. This cannot necessarily be achieved by a non-specialist who lacks the knowledge and maybe the strategic skills that the role requires.
To integrate HRM across an organisation it is key that the HR Manager trains and gets involvement from Front Line Managers, Middle Managers and the Executive in the HR strategy and processes. This involvement may develop a culture within these managers and the company that is linked to the overall strategic outcomes. However, due to the potential silo focus of line managers they can adopt the skills required but this does not necessarily mean that they could become HR Managers in the future.
In my research and through my consultancy practice I have discovered that the best practice companies have HR Managers that are a strategic partner in the business and that these HR Managers are specialists, not line managers who are ‘parked’ in HR for some period of time.
Whole People are partners in organisations SHRM evolution and strategy. Do you have a HR leader who is maybe struggling in their role and needs development to move from operational into the strategic sphere? Whole People provide not only strategy but mentoring services to help develop your people into the true leaders of tomorrow.
Contact Linda White from Whole People to find out more today.
