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A letter in the 1 July edition of People Management was music to my ears. It was in response to an interview with the CIPD’s new Chief Executive, Jackie Orme. Jackie was quoted as saying that HR ‘must stop wasting its time by trying to justify its worth’. (hear, hear Jackie!)
Nicholas Higgins, Chief Executive of Valuentis says ‘I would say that this is not about the profession justifying its worth; it’s about clarifying its role and contribution. The danger being if we don’t, we default into vague statements of achievement without evidence, which undermines the whole objective’.
Hurray! Someone who agrees with me! Good organisations know what business they are in and focus on delivering it well. That is what HR functions must do – focus on delivery of the business plan by having the appropriate people initiatives in place.
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