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The 2009 HR Executive's Agenda
Driving Business Execution and Employee Engagement -
Aberdeen Group Research
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 In the midst of this global crisis, consumers seek to tighten spending wherever possible - and corporations are doing the same. The economy is most definitely going to impact HCM spend and priorities - yet HCM can also impact what Aberdeen's research shows is the top business priority in 2009 - to execute business strategy.
This is certainly the time when HR executives must step up and demonstrate their ability to help the organisation navigate this tumultuous storm and provide a sense of calm. But through careful consideration of 2009 priorities, organisations can still make advancements. Avoiding the temptation to ignore long term objectives like engagement and retention will drive performance now and in the future.
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1. Re-examining Conventional Wisdom on Enabling HR Resources
New Research from EquaTerra Research
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The call to make human resources organisations more strategic is not new. The need to do so is made more imperative, however, by a combination of difficult economic times, changing workforce demographics and increased global competitiveness. Realigning HR organisations and operations to better support key business needs and issues while still striving for excellence in operational HR tasks is a laudable goal, but what can and should today's HR organisations do to achieve it?
This research examines what changes HR professionals feel are needed to enable a more strategic to approach to HR, as well as the degree to which the HR profession is adequately preparing next generation leadership to drive these changes.
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2. Striking a Balance Between Strategy and Tactics in Today's Human Resource Organisation
Current recessionary global economic conditions are having a major negative impact on many western businesses and organisations. While markets and the economy eventually will recover, no shortage of human resource related challenges face western organisations. These include aging workforces, under-skilled workers from poorly performing educational systems, and the ongoing rise of stronger global competition.
Human resources, both as business unit and a set of principles and practices, is a critical tool for organisations to utilise in addressing and overcoming these challenges. HR groups must strike a balance in meeting these strategic corporate challenges while simultaneously fighting corporate fires and doing their part to manage costs. This research sheds light on how human resource groups are addressing these issues and to what degree they are successful doing so.
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10 Ways to Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency of Corporate Training Now
Research by Bersin & Associates
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 As recently announced by Bersin & Associates, the U.S. corporate learning and development (L&D) expenditures dropped by more than 11 % in 2008, and the cuts are likely to continue in 2009. When Bersin asked their research members which were their biggest concerns for 2009, the top priorities they cited were as follows.
1. Creating a stronger organisational learning culture - 31%
2. Reorganising L&D to improve efficiency - 24%
3. Implementing Learning 2.0 (or collaborative learning) - 21%
4. Understanding the new disciplines in L&D - 19%
5. Succeeding in a downsized economy - 17%
Driven by today's changes in budgets and new technology, 49% of people said they needed to implement a new blended-learning model; 44% plan to implement a new set of career development programs; and 43% plan to reorganise L&D to save money and improve effectiveness.
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Making Conflict Management a Strategic Advantage
By Kenneth W. Thomas, Ph.D.
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 In this white paper, Kenneth Thomas explores the challenges faced by businesses that ignore or mishandle conflict and demonstrates how companies like GE and Microsoft constructively manage conflict to not only reduce its harmful effects but harness it for strategic advantage.
Why have respected CEOs like Jack Welch, Bill Gates, and Andy Grove made constructive conflict management a strategic priority in their organisations? The reason is that conflict has key effects on productivity, decision making, and retention.
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