Then I go back to the group and edit it. It s simple, but it requires that you are part of strategic planning and understand what leadership is trying to achieve. If you understand the business, then it s simple. The document is really the result of the strategic planning process, says Betters, who heads the strategic planning initiative. Jim Bindl has had to be involved to understand the type of people we need, when we need them, how to structure the organization to accommodate changing trends.
HR is as integral as financial in establishing a long-term strategy.
The majority of HR professionals work hard to be included at the management table, struggling to get management to listen, notes Raleigh, the awards judge. She says that with Our Drive to Excellence, Trostel s HR department has been able to win a seat at the table and prove its contributions in a way that can easily be adopted by other companies of all sizes. A company could develop a roadmap and put it on its intranet, but having a hard copy makes it a useful tool to give to job applicants and customers, Bindl says. It gets peoples attention. It brings people in.