Many of of the HR professionals that we are speaking to at present are commenting on the lack of financial backing they are getting from their repsective business leaders. They are also wondering how they are going to affect cultural and performance changes they are being asked to affect without money! In the short term this is not a small problem to solve. However if we sit back for a second and consider the situation, I think it provides a great opportunity for members of the HR fraternity to challenge the status quo. For the two decades I have worked in the HR world I have heard a common list of issues (and fixed mindsets) raised by Managers and HR professionals. Many of them from HR people have the common theme of “if they just did as I advised, they are their own worst enemies”, and from Managers “they don’t understood my business, one size does not fit all”. Interestingly one of the factors we have observed that has contributed to this dynamic is the availability of corporate funding for “HR Projects”. You may be questioning this line of thought, thinking it is putting alot on the shoulders of HR. Our observations are that … Continue reading No money for HR ….. means freedom to change!