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by Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 By Jay Schleifer and Steve Bruce When we interview a potential new hire, HR professionals assess the candidate against a list of key skills and personal characteristics needed for the job. Lets turn the tables and see what that list of key attributes would look like for an HR professional. In no way is our list authoritative, but it is the opinion of people, including BLR Founder Bob Brady, whove spent decades meeting with HR professionals, supporting their goals, and reporting their achievements. You may agree or not with our assessments, but either way, wed like to hear about it via the Share Your Comments link at the end of the article. That said, here goes:
In HR, if its not one thing, its another. Priorities and business needs move fast and change fast, and manager A who needs someone hired doesnt much care if youre already helping manager B who needs someone fired. You need to be able to handle it all, all at once.
Nine Skills, But Also One CaveatHR is a creature of, and serves, the business strategy,
Brady says. Its important for HR people to know what that strategy is and what makes the business tick so the approach to HR can be tailored accordingly. Never think of HR in isolation, he advises. Because if HR professionals think of themselves as just HR, thats what the rest of the organization will think, too.