HR, like many other areas of any business, has been through an evolution in the way leaders define, manage and position it in a business. Since I wrote my last article one year ago at the start of Covid-19 pandemic, the world has taught us more. HR has gone from solely an administrative function responsible for recruitment, payroll and reporting to a strategic enabler, where a company’s people strategy is a true asset that drives business results. HR has also broadened to encompass people and culture, with much more focus on diversity, employee wellness and more.
What a difference a few months makes. Human resources (HR) professionals went from laying off workers and desperately trying to hold onto their own jobs to becoming one of the hottest growth areas. According to Indeed, the large job aggregation site, listings for human resources are up 52.5%, significantly higher than other sectors on the site. As a comparison, U.S. job postings on the aggregation site on June 18 were up 30.5% compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Following a strategic management plan can help employees strive for the same goals and maximize the results. Unfortunately, many HR professionals struggle with implementing their strategic management plans because they made errors while setting up the plan in the first place or when they tried to improve it. Focus employee energy and establish priorities by avoiding some of the most common mistakes HR professionals make when setting up and improving strategic management planning processes.
The San Fernando Business Journal on Wednesday gave awards to 10 standout local chief financial officers and human resource professionals. Charles Crumpley, editor and publisher of the Business Journal, said the annual awards are meant to honor executives whose work has become critical to organizations, even though they may not always get the recognition they deserve. At a virtual event Wednesday afternoon, Crumpley named the honorees and gave out the awards along with Chandra Subramaniam, the dean of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University – Northridge. The college was the presenting sponsor of the event.
LAWRENCE, Mass. — Lawrence General Hospital is eliminating or restructuring 57 jobs as part of cuts being made to address a $20 million budget deficit that's largely blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic. The cuts are being made primarily in non-clinical areas, hospital officials said.