During my recent trip to England to lead a strategy program for executives from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, an interesting topic came up. Several of the European business leaders wanted to know what role HR plays in strategy in the United States. They were surprised to hear that over the past five years, HR executive’s own assessment that they play a solid role in strategy development dropped from 41% to 32%. Why is that? Is it… READ MORE

Last week I had the opportunity to do the keynote speech at the Illinois Society of Human Resource Managers annual conference. I asked the 400 HR executives, “How many of you are looking for new growth for your business next year?” 100% of hands went up. My follow-up question: “How many of you have given your managers new concepts, tools and frameworks to generate that new growth?” About 10% of hands went up. Big disconnect. Here’s a… READ MORE