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In this episode of Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business, we’re talking about how HR can evolve to better support the needs of businesses today. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review!

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Strategic Counsel: Today’s HR Department, What It Should Look Like

HR (Human Resources) has been a staple of organizations over the years. With all the changes to the workplace in recent years, is your HR department due for an update? We believe HR can evolve to better support the needs of businesses today. That means moving beyond compliance and administration with a primary focus on people development, cutting out what doesn’t belong anymore, and hiring differently. Hear our ideas and personal stories from our career in this thought-provoking episode. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• What it takes to shift organizational paradigms
• The evolution of HR as a function
• Why the hiring process is broken (and has been for a long time)
• Using HR as the hub for people development
• Who should be in charge of setting culture?
• The primary trait you should be looking for when hiring for HR
• The future of HR as Anne & April see it

And as always, if you need help in building your Strategic Counsel, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: ForthRight-People.com.

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Show Notes

• Today’s HR Department, What It Should Look Like
  • [0:29] Tough love for the evolving identity of HR (Human Resources) function
  • [1:54] HR has not often been seen as being for the people
  • [3:19] Tension between HR managers and Gen Z & Millennial employees
  • [4:24] HR’s role in hiring
  • [5:41] When trainings become a one-off band-aid solution
  • [7:29] HR needs to shift its focus to people development
  • [8:51] Who’s to blame for the generational divide
  • [9:50] Where HR sits contributes to its policing function
  • [10:19] HR shouldn’t be a catch-all, it needs to be a distinct function
  • [12:05] What should their primary focus be?
  • [14:32] Serving as an active champion for people, rather than a passive resource
  • [15:58] It’s going to take the whole HR, the whole network in order to shift that paradigm
  • [17:24] The way we hire and vet new hires is outdated and disjointed
  • [19:50] Third eye positioning to be more objective
  • [21:13] HR could be looking on the issues, to provide a different perspective from being in it
  • [22:29] Who’s responsible for setting culture?
  • [24:01] Make HR really connected to what’s going on
  • [26:15] Putting HR at the helm of culture builds relevancy and inclusiveness
  • [27:58] It’s important for somebody to understand dynamics & people
  • [29:26] Leaning into people development
  • [31:19] Reorienting HR to a positive standpoint creates a more human interaction
  • [33:39] Negative feedback and reprimands should be the minority of what HR does
  • [35:05] What things is HR no longer supposed to do anymore?
  • [36:05] Workplace safety doesn’t feel like it should be on HR plate
  • [37:55] HR folks aren’t positioned to onboard anyone into their job because they’ve never done those jobs
  • [39:19] Reviews are the responsibility of people who work with you everyday
  • [42:02] Compliance folks are generally not who you people people are
  • [43:26] HR is essential to your company’s growth
  • [44:52] HR people should be hired first and foremost as stewards or directors of culture
  • [46:37] HR department needs to shift to being people oriented (instead of focusing on compliance)
  • [47:57] What’s one insight you’re going to put into practice?
  • [48:15] Make sure to follow Strategic Counsel on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
  • [48:18] Learn more at ForthRight-People.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

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Welcome back to Strategic Counsel by ForthRight Business! Looking for Marketing Smarts? You’re in the right place. After almost 4 years of helping to make you savvier marketers, we decided to broaden this podcast to include more business-oriented topics that will make you savvier business leaders.

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