This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
Bersin & Associates, a global research and consulting firm focused on learning, talent and human resources strategies, recently published a report on the Top Best Practices for the High-Impact HR Organizations. The report noted that overall budgets, organizational structure and department size have less impact on business performance than the skills of HR professionals themselves. The research also outlined the key competencies driving results today — familiarity with integrated talent management, un derstanding of workforce planning and comfort with social networking and HR technology.
As organizations and business leaders position themselves for the future, the following five workplace challenges will continue to change human resources.
1. Evaluating Early Adoption
Truth be told, HR is traditionally not known for early adoption. Case in point: the slow adoption of social media. Bill Kutik, technology columnist for Human Resource Executive magazine, explains, "HR loves talking about social media, but so far has done very little with it. Fears emanating from the legal department have stuck HR in its tracks."
While some people will try all of the latest and greatest options, others will want to wait until platforms have been proven. Being on either extreme could be detrimental. It's important to evaluate each and sometimes take a chance.
Kutik says, "Just like the introduction of all new technology — fr om the telephone, to e-mail, to...
