Making a Bang in '07: Partnering with the C-Suite for Organizational Excellence

January 2007 Newsletter

As we begin 2007, most of us have set new goals, higher goals, in our work and personal lives. Professionals in all industries are looking for ways to become more valuable in the New Year -- make a bang so-to-speak.

One theme that's common in the human resource industry is how we, as human resource professionals, can position ourselves as a corporate strategy driver and executive partner, rather than a tactical dept.

This month's issue includes articles that highlight the various strategies human resource professionals and departments are using to partner with the executive suite to gain organizational excellence.

You will find what some in the industry are doing to help their organizations meet complicated competitive challenges, and how to take the HR department to new levels. We hope this issue will help in your partnership with the C-Suite and start your 2007 with a bang.

Laura K. Corey
OI Partners (Jamestown, NY)

Please click on the links below to read the complete articles.

Giving HR a New Mandate
The competitive forces that we face today and expect in the future demand organizational excellence. We need to focus on learning, quality, teamwork, and re-engineering. To achieve this excellence, we look at the work of human resources. Human resources have never been more necessary! HR can help deliver organizational excellence by helping line managers and seniors move planning from the ...

No More Excuses
Learn to add value and cut costs. For over a decade, we at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC's Marshall School of Business have examined trends in HR management. On average, HR people spend 80 percent of their time managing services such as payroll, benefits, relocation, record keeping, and auditing and developing HR processes. Some HR executives are active advisors to line ...

Good Things Come In Threes-for HR
It's said that bad things come in threes. But sometimes, good things come in threes, too. And this particular set of threes is all about advancing the HR profession. First, I'm pleased to report that in April we completed the 10th and final taping of the 2006 season of "CEO Exchange," a program sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to help promote the critical importance ...

Views from the Top
HR is top of mind for leaders of many of the worlds largest corporations. Business talk shows often deal with heavy financial topics such as quarterly profits, balance sheets and stock prices. But CEOs and other top executives interviewed on the PBS series "CEO Exchange" clearly also have human resource management on their minds. The show, which recently began taping a second 10-episode season ...

Measuring the Value of HR
American Standard is taking big strides in showing the connection between good HR and a healthy bottom line. As head of HR at two different global companies-PepsiCo and Campbell Soup-Larry Costello seemed to have reached the pinnacle of the HR profession. Yet he wasn't satisfied. "I needed to find a place where I could prove the importance and power of people to the success of the business," he ...

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