....How
Innovative Is Your HR Department?,
by Donna Deeprose
ASSESSMENT:
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Has
your HR Department implemented at least one new program or a program change
that resulted in documented increased revenues or decreased costs for
the organization? |
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Yes
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No
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| 2) |
Has
HR taken at least one action that demonstrably improves your organization's
competitive position in its market? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 3) |
Has
HR expanded its role by identifying at least one unmet need in the organization
and filling it? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 4) |
Has
HR implemented at least one new program or policy to improve employees'
quality of life? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 5) |
Has
HR created at least one new forum or avenue for communicating and cooperating
with line managers? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 6) |
Has HR used technology
to provide employees with access to-even control over-their own records
in areas like performance, vacation, compensation and benefits, and
confirmed the usefulness of such programs to employees?
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Yes |
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No |
| 7) |
Has
HR reached out into the community-for example, by partnering with an educational
facility or community agency-to develop a strong future labor force?
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Yes |
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No |
| 8) |
Can
you identify at least one case where HR has reduced the number of steps,
forms, or approvals required to participate in or use a program or system? |
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Yes |
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No |
| 9) |
Can
you point to one trend in your industry that your HR people spotted early
and responded to proactively? |
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Yes
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No |
| 10) |
Overall,
what's the buzz out there: do operations managers view your HR department
as an asset instead of an overhead (or, worse, a pain in the neck)?
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Yes |
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No |
In a lot of companies,
the rest of the organization scorns HR as a bunch of paper-pushing bureaucrats
who enforce rigid policies that constrict the freedom of operating units.
But there are a growing number of organizations where HR Departments have
implemented enough innovations to be viewed as partners, even leaders, in
productive change. Is your department that kind of innovative HR unit? You
assess it. Answer yes or no to the following questions.
Start assessment.
ASSESSMENT:
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