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How to Get a Handle On Your Human Resources Department

Brooke Chaplan

December 03, 2013


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An inefficient human resources department could mean the difference between high levels of growth or profit, and poor performance. A human resources department that can’t meet the demands of employees, can’t hire quickly enough, or can’t recruit successfully could poison the entire company top to bottom. Don’t let that happen to your company. Here are three tips on how to get a handle on everyone in your human resources department.

Uphold Accountability

Accountability means that each and every member of the human resources team has responsibilities that need to be met. Don’t be shy, and quantify these goals to make expectations and feedback very clear. Setting unclear goals for those in your department is like throwing sand in the gears. Instead, make sure that your staff understands that there is a clear channel of communication between you, human resource professionals, and upper management. To uphold accountability, you don’t need to be a tyrant. If someone is not being responsible, don’t immediately jump to playing the blame game. Instead, find out if the work-flow process, communication procedures, or any other paradigms are lacking.

Keep Them Informed

It’s imperative that your human resources team stay up to date on current business and economic news. You may want to assign mandatory or recommended reading so that your human resources staff can adapt and adjust quickly to changes in laws, industrial trends, and the economy in general. Sites like CEO.com can not only provide your human resources department with up-to-the minute hiring and business news, but also provide useful advice and commentary on leadership and governance. Recommend that your team subscribe to different daily newsletters so that each team member may receive the day’s latest pieces. Schedule a time in the morning after coffees are had and early meetings are held to discuss the latest stories and collaborate on how the team can gather, organize, and act on HR data.

Foster a Culture of Openness

We are not suggesting that everyone on your human resources team becomes best friends. But if they become a close-knit group, they will communicate better, make more educated decisions, and resolve conflicts quicker. Hold team-building workshops to help the members in your HR department bond as a team.

Building an effective human resources department is hard work, and is certainly no walk in the park. It may take weeks or months, but making the most of your human resources team will pay off handsomely in the long run.


                   



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