Today’s guest post is from Broc Edwards who will be presenting a concurrent session at the Louisiana SHRM State Conference along with Cheryl Gochis on Tuesday, April 9th. The name of their session is “No Place Like Home: Changing the Organization with Eight Months of Silo Bustin’, Relationship Buildin’, Educatin’, Innovatin’, Process Improvin’, Job Shadowin’ Fun” and you can find the details here Follow Broc on Twitter and check out his blog, Fool with Plan.
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It’s not about Human Resources. It’s never about Human Resources. HR is a means to an end, not an end onto itself. It’s about creating great business results by building phenomenally good companies by finding, hiring, developing, and supporting fantastic people so they can make the right decisions and take the best actions.
When we make it about HR we turn inward, build the walls and fill the moat, and start checking the boxes regardless of whether or not they make sense. We hide behind legislation, regulation, and policy. We focus on NOT GETTING SUED. We operate out of perpetual fear and we marginalize ourselves and our contribution. We overbuild processes and policies that weigh people down with complexity.
When we make it about getting really great business results through people (and that’s the only way to get great business results) we become inclusive, expansive, and invaluable. We are aware of and help the company meet it’s legal obligations, but we see that as the start, not the finish line. We build, honor, assist, and create. We push for what’s right and what’s smart. We hold ourselves accountable for performance, outcomes, and results. We understand that people are our customers and provide the highest levels of service. We strive to make things simple.
And we get to choose. Every day we get to choose. What are you going to choose today?
