So it\u2019s obvious that writing a daily blog is weighing heavily on the writer. What does one write about\u2026?\u00a0 However, my daily grind is weighing even more heavily and there are a few things that bug me that I really want to write about.\u00a0 However, since this blog is about HR, I have to tie it in somehow.<\/p>\n
So topic number 1.\u00a0 Just because you are done smoking your cigarette, does not mean it\u2019s ok to throw the butt out the window.\u00a0 I mean really, it\u2019s still littering even though 60% of it is gone.<\/p>\n
So what does this have to do with HR?\u00a0 Well, nothing really, but I\u2019ll force it in.\u00a0 Here\u2019s where I\u2019m going to go with this.\u00a0 What might seem right to you, may not seem right to others.\u00a0 A prime example here is cost savings and efficiencies.\u00a0 When we outsource and automate processes for HR, often we\u2019re actually just offloading the work to someone else.\u00a0 We love implementing things like manager self service, and when we do so, often managers actually get more work than they had before.\u00a0 Their response is:\u00a0 why did you push your wasted effort onto me?\u00a0 I\u2019m the one producing direct value for the company.<\/p>\n
In fact, they are often right.\u00a0 When we implement things like on-line job requisitions, hopefully we\u2019ve implemented them so that the work is more intuitive, less time consuming, and more easily accessible than before.\u00a0 Sure, you\u2019ll have the random manager complaining that their old paper based process was better, but these reactions are easily controlled through a decent change management program.<\/p>\n
Often however, we\u2019ll actually implement a process that while automated, might be more cumbersome than before.\u00a0 Because it\u2019s automated, we\u2019ve used the excuse to plug in 3 approval levels, and asked managers to assist us by telling us where they might want to source candidates from.\u00a0 We\u2019ve asked them to put interview notes into systems they never had to worry about before.\u00a0 In all, while we might have a more effective solution for HR, the solution for the manager (a.k.a. the business user, end user, real stakeholder\u2026) might have gotten significantly worse.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all based on your perspective.\u00a0 While you might think it\u2019s perfectly acceptable to throw the cigarette butt out the window, the guy who that butt is landing on might have a very different perception.\u00a0 In HR, we must understand that we are not our own customer.\u00a0 In most cases, executives, managers and employees are, and it is their perception and point of view that matters most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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