Two studies point up areas in which HR directors may be missing opportunities to make an impact on their organizations.
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Ho-Hum in HR: Data is out that suggests HR isn’t living up to the expectations
of senior management.
The Human Resource Planning Society and the Institute for Corporate Productivity
says senior HR executives aren’t capturing the attention of other executives, in
part because of failure to act quickly to address strategic questions that aid
organizational growth. Researchers say 33 percent of HR leaders are relegated to
spot contributions such as talent acquisition or integration, with only
one-fifth believing they are vital contributors to executive teams. Meanwhile, a
widely reported story in Great Britain is that HR directors are victims of their
own apathy. Even though 60 percent of HR directors say it is possible to track
returns on investment of employee training, less than 20 percent of companies do
so, according to research by Lane4, a British performance-consulting company.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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