the quick and the dead: hr strategies for the new shrm 2008 steve miranda, sphr, gphr chief human...
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©SHRM 2008
Steve Miranda, SPHR, GPHR
Chief Human Resource and Strategic Planning Officer, SHRM
The Quick and the Dead:HR Strategies for the New Millennium
aka “The 7 Deadly Sins of the HR Strategist”
The Quick and the Dead
“There was an immeasurable distancebetween the quick and the dead:They did not seem to belong to the samespecies; and it was strange to think thatbut a little while before they had spokenand moved and eaten and laughed.”
W. Somerset MaughamOf Human Bondage, 1915
Pride AngerEnvy GreedGluttony SlothLust
The 7 Deadly Sins of the HR StrategistAre Not Always as Easily Identified!
While The 7 Deadly Sins for Mere Mortals are Easy to Spot:
A Quick Refresher…
How Indispensable Are You / Your Organization?
The Real Question Is…
Difficulty of the Problem
# PeopleWho Know the
Solution
Opinion: “Diverse teams produce better results”
2 - Forming an opinion (cont.)
Performance
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Opinion: “Diverse teams produce better results”
Homework:
2 - Forming an opinion (cont.)
HeterogeneousTeams
Performance
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HomogenousTeams
3 – Understanding the Business (Cont.)
Support Organizations Shouldn’t Just Support!Sometimes, they must DRIVE the business.
Strategy must be made real:Attack Avoid Direct CompetitionDefend Stay OutCooperate Acquire
4 – Being a Change Agent (Cont.)
Change Management 101:
1 – DissatisfactionInternally or Externally created
2 – VisionWhat do I want to “change into?”
3 – ActionImmediate first steps
6 – Thinking Strategically (Cont.)Sometimes Facts are“More Important” than Strategy
1 - Most countries require their citizensto pay national tax regardless ofwhere they work
2 – All employees working in the USA areprotected by EO/AA laws
3 - Age, marital status, or the number ofchildren cannot be collected onemployment applications
4 - Severance payments are driven bymarket competitive practices
7 – Communicating, Communicating,Communicating (Cont.)
a woman without her man is useless
How Does the Following Statement Make You Feel?
7 – Communicating, Communicating,Communicating (Cont.)
a woman - without her - man is useless
How Does the Following Statement Make You Feel?
©SHRM 2008
Steve Miranda, SPHR, GPHR
Chief Human Resource and Strategic Planning Officer, SHRM
The Quick and the Dead:HR Strategies for the New Millenniumaka “The 7 Deadly Sins of the HR Strategist”