"Why do companies carry the cost of an HR department? In practice, HR exists to support Workforce Planning, as nearly all the actions taken by a Fortune 500 corporate HR team are aligned to the mission of getting the right talent in the right place at the right time. Business units can plan staffing needs but only HR can bring the talent to the table through hiring, compliance, sourcing, and onboarding, thereby leveraging the networks of business leaders. In many industries, talent wars are the differentiator between ...
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"Why do companies carry the cost of an HR department? In practice, HR exists to support Workforce Planning, as nearly all the actions taken by a Fortune 500 corporate HR team are aligned to the mission of getting the right talent in the right place at the right time. Business units can plan staffing needs but only HR can bring the talent to the table through hiring, compliance, sourcing, and onboarding, thereby leveraging the networks of business leaders. In many industries, talent wars are the differentiator between success and failure, either to pursue a scarce resource, or to take the best player from the other team and add them to your team. For firms competing to find qualified people for hard-to-fill jobs, being a talent magnet is a significant competitive advantage. While being a talent magnet requires the full commitment of many stakeholders in a business, this book will focus on what the HR, Talent Management (TM) and Talent Acquisition (TA) teams can own and drive"--
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