Every month my team and I would review our HR strategy to see if it was still in line with the company's. Tweak here and there and we all were back on track. One thing that I am sure is not on most HR executives strategy is walking around the business and getting to understand from a grass roots what the issues are with employees. This was a big issue with me and I can tell you those daily walks around the business were valuable to HR and to the employees.
There has always been a stigma since I got into HR 25 years ago that when people saw HR walking around they thought of only one thing...TROUBLE. That has always been a stigma I have tried to eradicate from their lexicon. Sometimes successful, sometimes not so but at least I tried and employees saw that and embraced the effort and connection.
I would emphasize to all who read this blog that one of the most important items in your strategy is to make sure you and the other executives of your company walk around and be visible to your employees. It pays off on the stigma issue and also you have the ability to correct issues that are brewing in the business (on the floor, in the cafeteria, in IT, etc) before they become the brush fires we all have become accustom to dealing with on a daily basis.
Do you walk around your business and get to know your employees. Let me know at wgstevens2@gmail.com
