Teryl @ Work

Like any other discipline, HR has evolved, and is continuing to do so. I asked Ngoni Munetsi, head of Accsys People Partners Management for his input.   The article below is his response. Known before as Personnel Management, today we are talking of terms like Strategic Human Resources, Talent Management, and HR Intelligence among other terms. Are there any differences? Or is it just old wine in a new bottle? What are the current trends and what future predictions do we have in the evolution? The Morden view is the alignment of HR to Business, a statement very popular in the HR fraternity, but do we really understand how to do so? If HR is aligned to business, why is there a prophecy/prediction of the erosion of its relevance, because where there is alignment there is utility, not so? To stay relevant, I think HR strategies must focus on the following trends; The Strategic focus; This cannot be outsourced. If HR Professionals cannot transform into strategic busi...

HR Intelligence What does your business know about your people? ·          Skills ·          Expertise ·          Qualities ·          Competencies Ngoni Munetsi, who heads up the Accsys People Management Partners Division  shared his thoughts on this with me. It seems to me that our systems have become data-led instead of information-led. He asks “How are we leveraging the data we have about our people to create competitive advantage?” “ Strategic information management is a basic fundamental of Strategic HR yet we continue to function as Data capturers…not as HR Strategists. We capture biographical data about employees, but then what?  HR Intelligence is all about making forward looking decisions through capitalising your HR Information depositories.  How can you make what y...