Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Is HR for Me - Have You Asked Yourself That Question?

I am sure all of you have asked that question one time or another during your career. Some of you have stumbled into human resources and some knew that it was the profession you always wanted to be in from an early age or at least when you were in college.

The question is "do you really think it is for you or are you riding out your career in human resources because there is no other path for you to take"? Well here are a couple of thoughts:
  • if you are not dedicated to HR - get out
  • if you do not understand business from the ground floor up - get out
  • if you just tolerate people - get out
  • if you stumbled into HR and you are not a student of the craft - get out
  • if you are not flexible and fluid in these trying times - get out
  • if you do not add value - get out while there is still time.

If you are dedicated - stay in it and add extra value to your business.

This is all food for thought in these fluid and volatile times. Think about it and really have a heart to heart with yourself.

Your opinions and comments are welcome lease send them to wgstevens2@gmail.com

1 comment:

Pedro said...

Hi Bill,

Great points! These principles should apply to all areas, not just HR. I'll be following your posts, so keep them coming.

Regards,
Pedro.