In tough economic times, one of the first casualties in many organizations is often their training budgets. This is often the case because training is often seen as an expensive frill that can be tolerated in good economic times, and a tremendous financial burden that needs to be reduced or eliminated in more challenging times....
Category: Nathan Charles
Does HR Deserve a Place at the Table?
After being in the HR profession for the last 25 years I am still amazed at a question that is still asked about the profession. Does HR deserve a place at the corporate decision- making table? Sometimes to really comprehend the full magnitude of a question one must somehow decipher the real question that is...
Rethinking Seniority in the Promotion Process
As a consultant I am frequently asked about my views concerning the role that seniority should play in the promotion process. Though a seemingly innocuous or even straight forward question, I have found it to be neither. As a matter of fact it can be somewhat of a loaded (political and emotional) question depending on...