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Exceptional HR leadership rests on four foundations

Exceptional HR leadership rests on four foundations Purpose – Considers the four foundations of exceptional human resource (HR) leadership – strong business acumen, trustworthy leadership, great HR expertise and cultural stewardship – that must be in place to meet current and future human resource challenges. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the four foundations of exceptional HR leadership – strong business acumen, trustworthy leadership, great HR expertise and cultural stewardship – that must be in place to meet current and future human-resource challenges. Findings – Advances the view that if one of the cornerstones is weak or ineffective, the ability of the HR leader and his or her team to be exceptional is greatly impaired. Practical implications – Reveals how to take HR to the next level. Social implications – Demonstrates how HR leaders can add value and improve the competitiveness of their enterprises. Originality/value – Explains how HR can best overcome the challenges it faces in respect of talent gaps, process failures, compensation and benefits repositioning, workforce realignment, dealing with budget cuts and fiscal constraints, lack of front-line management buy-in, compliance, increased time constraints and the need to help with technological implementation, strategy execution and improving profitability. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Resource Management International Digest Emerald Publishing

Exceptional HR leadership rests on four foundations

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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0967-0734
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10.1108/HRMID-12-2014-0160
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Purpose – Considers the four foundations of exceptional human resource (HR) leadership – strong business acumen, trustworthy leadership, great HR expertise and cultural stewardship – that must be in place to meet current and future human resource challenges. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the four foundations of exceptional HR leadership – strong business acumen, trustworthy leadership, great HR expertise and cultural stewardship – that must be in place to meet current and future human-resource challenges. Findings – Advances the view that if one of the cornerstones is weak or ineffective, the ability of the HR leader and his or her team to be exceptional is greatly impaired. Practical implications – Reveals how to take HR to the next level. Social implications – Demonstrates how HR leaders can add value and improve the competitiveness of their enterprises. Originality/value – Explains how HR can best overcome the challenges it faces in respect of talent gaps, process failures, compensation and benefits repositioning, workforce realignment, dealing with budget cuts and fiscal constraints, lack of front-line management buy-in, compliance, increased time constraints and the need to help with technological implementation, strategy execution and improving profitability.

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Human Resource Management International Digest – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jan 12, 2015

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