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HR Introduction | Theoretical Model | Strategic HR

Manage Change

Strategic HR is about linkage. It connects the multiple functions and silos of an organization and increases cohesion and effectiveness. It is mostly about vision/mission and influencing overall organizational function. The key focus of strategic HR is connection.

Lead
  • Understand your organization: its industry, mission, history, services, stakeholders, leadership, and funding
  • Infuse each HR activity with the mission
  • Ensure internal accountability
  • Develop and nurture mutually trusting relationships
  • Energize others
  • Continuously assess the real issues as they surface
  • Recognize and value individual differences while sustaining the whole
Communicate
  • Communicate HR's value to staff at all levels within the agency
  • Facilitate open communication
  • Sustain/create a culture of learning where new ideas are welcome. If this is difficult, open up a dialogue.
  • Sustain/create a culture of creative problem-solvers. If this is difficult, open up a dialogue.
Innovate
  • Stay competitive and informed about recruiting and retention strategies
  • Develop and apply research based on organization and workforce trends
  • Collaborate with other nonprofit organizations
  • Leverage technology to deliver value
  • Use technology to make the function mobile
  • Streamline/innovate information systems
Manage Change
  • Plan for and manage reasonable turnover
  • Develop your problem-solving expertise
  • Become a change agent
    • Help the organization's staff to cope with change
    • Take advantage of new opportunities
    • Minimize the impact of negative developments



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