The Role of Human Resources Management in Business

An informative post by Kathryn Dawson

The role of the HR department has changed a bit over the years however and now more of a strategic role is taken by professionals in this field. Previously a lot of the activities carried out were administrative and related to recruitment and policies within the organization. There has been a paradigm shift as businesses and organizations realize the importance of a strong workforce and how to attract and retain the top staff. Human resource departments or consultants are key to helping businesses with this.

Talent management is an important area of HR. This is the process by which talent in an organization is spotted and placed on a path towards promotion or the top positions in the company. Generally this is carried out through performance monitoring and getting to know staff as individuals to find out their own career aspirations.

It would be unfortunate to have a member of staff pegged as the next CEO, only to discover they have a completely different life plan! Often CEOs or senior managers aim to carry this out themselves, but in order to be thorough and ensure nothing is missed, it is much more sensible to give this responsibility to a human resources professional.

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