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What Is HR’s Role in Change Management?

HR Digest

At the heart of this organizational transformation lies the critical role of Human Resources (HR) professionals. This involves analyzing the current state of the workforce, considering factors such as employee morale, productivity levels, and the potential impact of the proposed changes on recruitment and retention efforts.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management

Harvard Business Review

At the law firm Allen & Overy, the idea of replacing traditional, annual performance appraisals with a technology-enabled continuous feedback system did not come from human resources. It came from a leader within the practice. The urgency has to come from inside the individual instead of top management.”

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3 Changes Retailers Need to Make to Survive

Harvard Business Review

While executives excel at setting a firm’s strategy, it usually takes teams made up of people on the front line from all of the divisions affected by proposed changes to figure out how to implement them at pace. Below, we explore each one, in turn: Empower mid-level teams.

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What I Learned from Transforming the U.S. Military’s Approach to Talent

Harvard Business Review

It was clear to me then that the Defense Department would need to keep pace with the dramatic changes — many of them technological — reshaping the economy, the labor market, and human resource management. To do so, the Pentagon proposed some important and innovative improvements, but although the U.S.