HR Transformation
Some practical tips to give a more strategic role to the HR department.
Author(s): Wayne Brockbank, Mark Nyman, Justin Allen, Jon Younger, Dave Ulrich
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date of publication: 2009
Manageris opinion
A recognized expert in all of the various dimensions of human resources strategy, Dave Ulrich gathered input from leading specialists to propose a four-step model for transforming the human resources department by giving it a more strategic role. Highly pragmatic, this book is supported by a website replete with practical tools (www.transformhr.com).
After briefly explaining why the HR function must be redesigned, the authors focus on the ""how,"" that is, how to reorganize the human resources department, how to upgrade the skills of HR professionals, how to get the function to share strategic responsibilities, etc. This is followed by detailed case studies taken from the consulting experience of the authors at Flextronics, Pfizer, Intel, and Takeda, which provide many illustrations of successful HR transformations. Managers will want not only want to read this handbook, but keep it within reach.
