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HR Functions: 10 Fundamentals for Every HR Professional

Primalogik

Companies depend on their HR departments for personnel management. And every aspect of HR influences the employee experience. As a result, organizations are recognizing the vital importance of HR functions and the professionals that implement them. In fact, 70% believe HR leaders belong on their board of directors.

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Creating an HR Function – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Specifically, when and how to bring the HR function into the company. Our firm has about 80 people, and we’ve decided it’s time to ramp up our HR function. What we really need help in is recruiting, but we also need to build training, HR coaching, and other strategic HR services and systems.

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

Gordon says it took her three years to address her burnout, and that process helped her understand how HR consulting can be a vehicle to address societal issues, rather than issues solely within a single institution. In her roles she’s able to “coach and upskill any leader and people manager to also serve as healers at companies.”

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Employee loyalty ain’t dead: How the HR leader for Cisco’s sales org climbed the telecom giant’s ranks

HR Brew

In her current role, Morales oversees a team of 150 people who support multiple HR functions at Cisco. Morales is an HR business partner for the company’s go-to-market organization, which helps sell and market Cisco’s products. What trend in HR are you least optimistic about?

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The HR function has room to grow, urges one author

HR Brew

So, we can use coaching techniques with them. Sometimes, it’s just that they just don’t know what to do…And those people we can absolutely work with…The second group are those individuals that could do it, but very much lacking in confidence.

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Why one HR pro turned to talent development to address her company’s shortage of telecoms professionals

HR Brew

She leads an HR team of eight, serving hundreds of employees in the US, India, and Europe. Currently, Gerig said her biggest challenge is managing all of the demands of the HR function, like keeping employees engaged, minimizing turnover, and staying on top of workforce development planning.

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HR for Small Employers: What Structure is Right Based on Employee Population

Acacia HR Solutions

Similarly, in HR, your structure depends largely on your employee population and the unique needs of your business. Finding the right balance between in-house support and outsourced solutions is key to ensuring your HR function is effective without overextending or going without certain resources.