[font=HelveticaNeueMedium, HelveticaNeue-Medium, 'Helvetica Neue Medium', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif]How HR Is Falling Behind Changes In The Workforce[/font] [font=HelveticaNeueMedium, HelveticaNeue-Medium, 'Helvetica Neue Medium', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif]If you ask executives or line managers what the role of Human Resources is in their company you will likely receive the politically correct response like this one:[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeueLight, HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif]This is a 1970’s-style mission statement for HR. It’s no wonder that surveys show most workers do not trust HR to represent their best interest nor correctly help them plan a career path in the current workload environment. Even prior to the 2007 beginning of the recession there was a growing feeling that HR would bow to executive or owner instructions rather than listen to worker complaints or ideas, as if HR were a labor relations negotiator.[/font] [font=HelveticaNeueMedium, HelveticaNeue-Medium, 'Helvetica Neue Medium', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif][font=HelveticaNeueLight, HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif]Since 1993, Development Dimensions International has tracked trust and trust behaviors in the workplace; but, for the most part, decisions about the workforce were related to cost, benefits and performance — strictly bottom line decisions. Investing in your workforce was not considered an investment, but an expense. Workforce planning was more about recruiting and retention. Read more > > >[/font] [/font]
