{"id":378,"date":"2023-08-30T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/james@data-cubed.co.uk"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:21:57","slug":"from-soft-to-serious-the-changing-face-of-hr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-cubed.eu\/blog\/from-soft-to-serious-the-changing-face-of-hr-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From Soft to Serious: the Changing Face of HR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In every organisation, the Human Resource department has always been up against it. They have a significant role in recruiting the best talent in the market, retaining them, developing them, motivating them and generally driving business performance across the board. It\u2019s no small order. But it\u2019s fair to say that HR teams don\u2019t always get the praise they deserve. They\u2019re often an unpopular department, and this is for two reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, they\u2019re the bearer of bad news. If you\u2019re up for a disciplinary: HR. A tricky performance review: HR. Unsuccessful in a job interview: HR. You need to be let go: you get it. HR do the jobs other departments can\u2019t. They provide a framework and a methodology that keeps businesses safe and employee practices fair, but the job is a hard one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondly, HR teams don\u2019t have a reputation for measuring success. They\u2019re not number crunchers or sales orientated. They\u2019re sometimes regarded as soft. Fluffy. Taking a human approach over a mechanic, results-based one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But these old-fashioned perceptions are changing. HR departments the world over are going through a radical change: and one thing sits at the centre of it all: data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n