Business leaders are demanding more business-driven human resource management strategies, but less than one in three organizations have adopted even a single strategic HR initiative. Company-wide commitment is a major hurdle, finds new research from HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
HR will remain a vital player in the new economy. Here’s a look at the overall trends shaping the demand for HR professionals right now.
If you’ve been following this series of blogs on a comprehensive study of HR competencies, detailed in a new book, Victory Through Organization, you already know about the importance of adopting Credible Activist and Strategic Positioner skills to be an effective HR leader. A third essential HR skills, identified by the HR competency study (HRCS), HR competency, identified by the HR com, is the ability to navigate the many paradoxical challenges of today’s business environment.
Design thinking, also known as human-centered design, is a creative approach to problem solving that leads to innovative solutions that work better for people. Design thinking, traditionally an approach that hails from the product design industry, is now being applied more broadly in various fields, including human resource management.
The practical tools and conceptual frameworks used by human resource management professionals are constantly evolving. The second edition of A Guide to the Human Resource Body of Knowledge™ (HRBoK™), presented by HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®), is the go-to source for authoritative insights on the competencies required for HR mastery.
Human resource management professionals are most effective when they are credible, trusted and proactive business partners, say researchers of a comprehensive study on HR competencies, detailed in a new book, Victory Through Organization.
If your company’s talent management strategy is still based on the oft-repeated adage: “Hire slow, fire fast,” your organization may be losing out in the war for top talent. Human resource and hiring managers must adopt new rules and more efficient strategies to attract and retain the best employees, says Scott Wintrip, the author of High Velocity Hiring and the featured speaker in a new HR Certification Institute webinar, Mastering the Changing Rules in the War for Top Talent.
The demand for more business value from human resource management professionals includes greater emphasis on HR initiatives that drive customer, shareholder and other stakeholder goals. In addition to talent management imperatives, HR must be viewed as "Strategic Positioner" across organizational objectives, say researchers of a comprehensive study on HR competencies, detailed in a new book, Victory Through Organization.
What makes an HR team excellent at their job? Here’s how 9 HR competencies support organizational evolution in an uncertain environment.
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Have HR professionals taken on new HR competencies over the last three decades? The answer is "yes," based on the findings of a comprehensive study of more than 4,000 HR practitioners at over 1,200 organizational units. A new book, Victory Through Organization, details the findings of 30 years of research and provides empirical evidence on the HR profession's evolution.
Traditional performance management practices are evolving. Here are some performance management changes you can expect to see — and expect to stay.
The human resource management function is changing. The pendulum has swung from HR’s focus on administration to an emphasis on HR practices that are aligned with C-level business goals and values. This is not unlike challenges recently faced in marketing, and there is much HR can learn from marketing’s recent journey to the proverbial "seat at the table."
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It’s both a major advantage and challenge for HR management professionals who are part of the HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) community and want to maintain their elite status as credentialed HR practitioners. We are talking about HRCI recertification credits.