Personnel Today launches HR strategy forum

Personnel Today has launched an HR strategy forum to provide readers with practical step-by-step advice on strategic dilemmas.

Each week members of Personnel Today's 12-strong panel of experienced practitioners and consultants will provide practical solutions to problems submitted by HR professionals.

You can get involved by sending in your own contribution, marked 'strategic dilemmas', to martin.couzins@rbi.co.uk.

  • HR strategy forum (1): What exactly is HR strategy?   HR strategy is notoriously difficult to define and pin down. Paul Kearns helps to identify the fundamental elements.

  • HR strategy forum (2): prioritising local authority HR strategy

  • HR strategy forum (3): transforming company performance

  • HR strategy forum (4): balancing strategic priorities

    Also

    • Narcissism is not enough  Stephen Overell argues that HR needs to forget internal concerns - such as the distinction between strategic and administrative HR - and concentrate on business priorities, if it is to become truly influential.

    Delivering HR strategy    Personnel Today's recent series on developing and implementing effective HR strategies.

    HR is becoming more influential   Research from IRS Employment Review indicates that the influence of the HR function has grown over the past five years due to rising pressure from employment legislation and more recognition of the work of HR among general managers.