People issues are firmly at the top of the strategic agenda for companies, according to a recent global survey by Deloitte and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Certainly, the people agenda is changing. In the past, people discussions focused on the efficiency and effectiveness of HR operations. Now, the spotlight is increasingly on leadership, talent management, performance, culture, and how organisations can create more value with the people they already have. Our survey also shows that there is an increasing gap between the needs of the company and the role of the human resources function in this regard. Therefore, if people are vital in terms of your organisation’s performance, it is essential that you are appropriately addressing the people management challenges.
In this briefing we address the key challenges that face many organisations in relation to their people management issues. We also look at the HR function’s role in this and its alignment with the strategic business agenda.