As nice as it may sound, why would anyone want to have a learning culture? There are reasons that won’t suffice: HR needing a pet project, the company looking for good PR, or even an edict from above. All these lack meaningfulness for the ones who must carry it out—everyone else. “What …
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IT’S MORE THAN A JOB TITLE: THE ROLE OF HR IN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
What does it mean when “culture” is a part of your job title or role description? Can one person (or even a whole functional area) alone be totally in charge of and wield its power? Culture is not about amenities, employee appreciation days, company picnics, or community service events. It is “a …
SHOEMAKER’S CHILDREN NO MORE: CHANGING HR’S CULTURE
This article originally appeared in HR Strategy and Planning Excellence Magazine, a publication of HR.com. When an organization needs culture change, sometimes HR is charged to lead—or worse, it’s frozen out all together. Both circumstances (and everything in between) are fraught with …