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Does anyone have any information or thoughts on the alternative names for "Human Resources". If you just think about those two words, it sounds sort of impersonal. And "Personnel" sounds obsolete. Any
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posted at 9/8/1999 2:38 AM EDT
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Does anyone have any information or thoughts on the alternative names for "Human Resources". If you just think about those two words, it sounds sort of impersonal. And "Personnel" sounds obsolete. Any cutting edge suggestions?
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HR by any other name

posted at 9/8/1999 3:04 AM EDT
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Maybe "Blame and Recrimination"?
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posted at 9/8/1999 6:15 AM EDT
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I always liked "Personnel", or "Employment Services"; I agree that HR sounds impersonal, and implies that the people are just another physical asset. Accounting isn't called "Fiscal Resources", Purchasing isn't "Procurement and Retrieval Resources", Maintenance isn't "Sanitation and Reparation Resources", and so on..

Besides the awkward title, it just seems so odd that someone really felt it necessary to specify "humans".

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posted at 9/8/1999 6:15 AM EDT
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Some places refer to HR as Employee Services or Employee Resources
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posted at 9/9/1999 10:30 PM EDT
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In our office HR and facilities is combined. The manager's title is Director of People, Places & Things. The Benefits person is People & Perks etc.
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posted at 9/13/1999 3:39 PM EDT
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Hi,
Well, for instance, South West Airlines have a 'PEOPLE DEPARTMENT'.
I know a MD of a company who hated the word HRD so much that he named this department as 'ICU' (INTERNAL CUSTOMER UNIT).
You could also go for 'YOUR DEPARTMENT' or 'EMPLOYEES' DEN'.
Happy exploring!
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posted at 9/14/1999 2:38 AM EDT
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One of my clients is called Executive Director, People Department
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posted at 9/15/1999 4:45 AM EDT
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I'm a fan of "People Organization".
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