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Modernizing HR
July 9, 2008
A survey of senior business and human resources executives, conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Economist Intelligence, revealed that the HR function is overloaded by the enormous demands placed on it as employee-relations considerations move to the forefront of leadership agendas. The following statistics support this revelation:
- 85% of survey participants believe people are vital to all aspects of their organization's performance;
- That number increases to 90% when they were asked to look three to fives years ahead;
- Only 3% of respondents describe their current organization as "world-class" in people management and HR functions;
- Only 23% believe HR currently plays a crucial role in strategy formulation and operational results; and,
- 52% of respondents still don't have a chief human resources officer, or a comparable C-level executive dedicated to people issues.
These findings reiterate the increasing importance of employee engagement and its contribution to organizational success. Though focused primarily on the HR function and its absence in C-suite activities, the survey does open the door for communications executives, who also play (or should play) strong roles in employee relations, internal communications, leadership and development, and employee training.
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