H = Human
U = Unique
M = Mindful
A = Articulate
N = Nurturing
R = Resourceful
E = Encouraging
S = Successful
O = Outstanding
U = understanding
R = Respectful
E = Emotional
S = SME
HR is –
= an overhead cost that most SMEs can’t afford to have.
= time consuming employee transactional functions like hire & fire
= full of complexity and too many procedures
HR is NOT –
= Google
When I say HR, most say, “oh recruitment” or “oh you hire and fire people?”, I am a lot of things, however, let’s get one thing straight, I’m not talking about payroll here, I am great at many things, however I will leave payroll to the experts!
The most frequently asked question I get is “why?, why do I need HR when I can download everything I need from Google?. Which is right, you can download most of what you need, however great these resources maybe, they are generic and not developed with the culture of your business in mind. They also lack the personal touch. When something turns to shit there is no one to call.
I have been working in the people & culture landscape for over 17 years, and as an HR generalist I have often pushed against the HR norms of sitting in an office, out of sight, doing admin stuff and cleaning up other people’s mess. The art of people & culture is about relationships, it’s about understanding you and your business, it’s about partnership. Its personal, and yes it’s about that administrative stuff too.
The #1 question to ask yourself –
- why do we want to spend time on non-revenue generating tasks?
I haven’t heard a decent response yet.
Navigate HR provides bespoke people & culture packages to suit your business needs and financial constraints. I do a lot of remote work as for a lot of SME’s space in the office is a hot commodity too.
Let’s chat soon!
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