Have You Reassessed Your HR Teams Capabilities?

Over the past year I am sure you have seen reductions in the HR teams across many businesses. These reductions have been publicized in the media. Take a look at what has happened, 20% of HR staffs have been reduced in the past year. One could ask is this truly a cost reduction step or is it more deeply seeded in the ability of your staff to meet the business requirements of the day and/or have the capabilities to strategically solve managements business issues. Maybe you do not see the disconnect between what value your team adds or does not add but managers do.

So, as the head HR person for your group have you assessed your team lately and have you invested in their development of these very important things:

• strategic thinking and action from concept to execution to results
• strategic decision making
• managing conflict and creating universal consensus
• negotiating success and development of a learning laboratory for the business
• teamwork and collaboration, how to grow cross-functional teams
• becoming a strategic thinker with a CEO mind
• creating value for your internal and external customers

As you ask these questions, have you also invested time in your own development to stay ahead to this very fast moving curve we call business recessional action. If you have invested time have you used CCL, UVA, Stamford Learning, or HBS?

What are your thoughts on this development thought process and what have you done lately. Drop me an email at wgstevens2@gmail.com