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Stephen Redwood provides answers to commonly asked questions that help his clients increase the strategic value of Human Resources (HR).

If there is one thing that has been a constant over my years in HR and decades as a consultant, it has been the sense that the HR function is too often a supplicant to other functions and lacks the confidence to see itself as an equal. So, when clients ask me how they should be thinking about the evolution of their own HR function, in my mind is the question of how to overcome this mindset and establish a better understanding of how it can provide greater strategic value. 

With that said,Winston Churchill’s words “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see” resonate with a challenge that faces HR: people and cultures take time to change so, what exactly should one be changing to and with what timeframe in mind?

Questions covered in this article include:

• Given no constraints, what is the most positively impactful contribution HR could make to the organization?
• How can HR gain the “permission” and latitude to achieve its potential?
• What should HR be working harder at?
• How can HR gain sufficient agility to build and sustain a high impact contribution?

Read the full article, How Can We Increase the Strategic Value of HR?, on LinkedIn.