I have been involved in a few discussions about HR process
recently. I suppose as an HR professional, it's an occupational hazard. So
here's what I think:
HR Processes are bad when they:
Are overly complicated
Are there for the sake of it
Enable those using them to absolve themselves of
accountability for decisions
Help things to look good and boxes to get ticked
Are rigid
Support the culture of 'we've always done it this way'
Go without regular challenge and review
Piet
Mondrian, Broadway Boogie-Woogie, 1942-43
HR Processes are good when they:
Are simple
Are as simple or as detailed as the nature of the issue
requires
Enable competent, most immediate-level decision making
Can be flexed according to circumstances
Get the fairness/equal treatment balance right
Lead to proportionate risk decisions
Protect the business appropriately
Piet Mondrian, Tableau No. IV; Lozenge
Composition with Red, Gray, Blue, Yellow and Black, c.1924/1925.
This blog is shorter than my usual offerings - maybe related
to the need for simplicity.
