The 3rd in a series about Strategic Human Resources Management: I have been in HR long enough to remember the years when no one in the field (at least around me) was talking about Strategic HRM, to everyone talking about having a "seat at the table" so they can be Strategic, to now actually seeing that it has and can make a difference when companies set their mind to it! So yes Strategic HRM is not just a theory, it is a reality. How you may ask? I know I have for years wondered the answer to that very question especially before I started consulting because I was never employed by an organization I felt was practicing Strategic HRM or even knew what it was. Well, first, as I mentioned in a previous blog post , the HR pro in charge must make sure they are doing HR basics correctly or top management will not even consider them capable. Second, you must have top management's full support and it is best if they actually own the initiative. And third,...
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