Empower Your Human Resources Department by Transforming Them into Agents of Positive Change

A Human Resource (HR) Department deals with management of people within an organization. There are a number of responsibilities that come with this title. First of all, the department is responsible for attracting employees, hiring qualified individuals, keeping them in their positions and ensuring that they perform their duties according to expectations.

Some perceptions of the HR department bill it as a “necessary evil” all companies must have. But, in reality, those employees working in HR are agents of positive change within an organization, as well as valuable employees who keep operations running smoothly.

Research has shown that a company’s human resource department accounts for approximately eighty percent of its value. If people are not managed properly, a company stands a good chance of falling apart. An HR department’s main objective is to bring out the best in their employees, helping them to perform to the best of their abilities and making sure the company is successful.

Here are some tips on how to encourage your HR department to contribute more effectively to your company:

• Making Better Use of Time by Encouraging Teamwork. HR is responsible for ensuring that all employees perform to the best of their abilities. Time is one of the most crucial assets of any organization and proper use of this resource could maximize production and achievement of goals.

  HR can do its part by encouraging all departments to embrace teamwork. It can make schedules for the various tasks that have to be done in the company and facilitate better flow of information and ideas. By embracing the idea of teamwork as necessary change, employees will take more pride in their efforts knowing they were part of a group that worked together to achieve specific goals. These efforts are an important intangible when it comes to improving an organization’s bottom line.

• Improving Corporate Culture. An HR department can help improve corporate culture by observing how employees and departments interact with one another and pinpoint issues that need addressing. All organizations must adapt to evolving technologies and revolutionary ways of thinking. Senior management can delegate responsibility to HR, allowing them to encourage creative opportunity within the company’s structure, giving employees a chance to take pride in their tasks and accomplishments. HR personnel can polish those “diamonds in the rough” turning them into shining stars.

Properly empowering the HR department as a team that has the latitude to effect significant change within an organization can measurably impact profitability by maximizing the value and contributions of its people. By empowering HR staff to take on a bigger role within a company, they will become valuable assets that no company can function without. They can become the inspirational coaches every team needs in order to succeed.