| What HR professionals think | Leadership |
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According to a new survey by HR with Guts and Orion Partners, 42% of HR professionals think that the quality of leadership in HR is poor or satisfactory. The results show a conflict within HR – while HR business partners and heads of HR continue to try to fill the traditional roles they have inherited, at the same time they are trying to show their understanding of the need to develop more strategic behaviours and competencies Findings include: Over 40% of heads of HR think that ‘taking a stand on what they believe’ is very important The survey shows, however, that while there is a long way to go, progress is being made on how HR considers its role. Only 3% of HR business partners and 6% of heads of HR thought that ‘loves helping people’ was very important The survey also underlined a disparity between how senior and junior HR practitioners see the function. While 71% of heads of HR described themselves as willing or very willing to take a risk, only 3% of people lower down the HR rankings considered that their bosses – that 71% included – likely to take a risk. Jan Hills, director of HR with Guts, says: “It is good to note how far HR has come in terms of understanding the change in behaviours needed in order to become truly strategic business partners with their clients. But it is not enough for HR to begin to develop the new behaviours needed, they also need to liberate themselves from the legacies of HR’s past process and logistical functionality. Following the new generation HR is not rocket science but it can be challenging and it can be hard work, there are a lot of new things to learn and although there are many types of training and assistance that can help in this area, companies need to be willing to invest in their HR if real progress is to be made.” |