Systematic HR has an excellent post on HR strategy, both what it is and what it isn’t. While the piece will likely ruffle a few feathers, I think it is interesting to look at the gaps in perception between HR and the business as a whole.

What it b…

As you can imagine, success ultimately depends on the capability of your organization’s strategic planning process. This process can fail in a number of different ways. For example, process failures include; creation of incomplete plans that are too vague, no mechanism to collaborate across departments during plan creation, and lack of communication about the plan or the planning process.

So, if you’re lucky enough to in an organization with a robust strategic planning process, then the really tough part is done. Now all you need to do is focus on how to make yourself or your HR organization act strategically. That’s a topic for another day.