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current position of player in a strategic management role where HR impacts strategic
performance by forging a talent advantage.
Mr. Wilson made this call when he delivered his address at the maiden CEOs’
Forum organized by the IHRMP, Ghana on Thursday, 26th May, 2016 at the Labadi
Beach Hotel, Accra.
“I wish to reiterate that our HR World has changed into the Talent Age coming
from the Industrial Age where we were seen to be POLITE and nice to people but do
not impact the business. We moved to the Knowledge
Age now classified as Human
Resource era where again we have been policing. This we did by reducing trouble by
focusing on cost compliance and consistency. Since then we have moved to partnering
to help Business Partners be successful and currently into the very latest position of
player in a Strategic management role where HR impacts strategic performance by
forging a talent advantage”, Mr. Wilson explained.
The
Guest Speaker of the programme, Dr. Adu A. Antwi, CEO of Securities &
Exchange Commission, who spoke on behalf of the CEOs said, “In a nutshell, change
must happen to ensure that HR Practitioners work in harmony to foster better working
relationship for the overall benefit of the organization”.
Dr. Antwi made three key suggestions to CEOs as follows:
1. In as much as there is the need for HR Practitioners to up their game by
upsqilling themselves to meet the new expectations of the Corporate World, CEOs
must demonstrate the belief that HR is central and critical
to the success of the
business and appreciate that the organization is as good and competent as the people it
is comprised of.
2. CEOs must be clear in their definition of key deliverables for the HR
departments and hold every HR Practitioner accountable for time bound results.
3. CEOs would have to invest in the development of HR Practitioners.
Speaking on behalf of the National Labour Commission, Dr. ( Mrs.) Bernice
Welbeck,
the Director of HR and Admin, made an impressive presentation to the
participants, pointing out that the most valuable assets of any company is certainly the
human capital, citing examples of cases of HR issues that has been brought to the
commission by organizations in Ghana.
The
Executive Director of IHRMP, Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Agbettor in his
welcome address mentioned that the CEOs’ Forum has been on the drawing board for
some time now and was pleased that it had finally become a reality.
“Getting champions of industry to gather at a single platform to discuss issues
confronting HR Practitioners and their organizations is what this forum is all about.
We express our deep felt appreciation to Starlife Assurance
and GCB Bank for the
support that has made the maiden programme a success”, the Executive Director said.
Source:
http://www.myjoyonline.com/business/2016/May-30th/ceos-urged-to-
include-hr-in-strategic-management.php
