Four Groups Blog

There have been some recent developments amongst HR professionals and the shape of a body to represent them. The announcement of the “Commercial Added Value HR Association” outlined in this Personnel Today article highlights this new direction. I think this is an interesting and ultimately positive move, especially given some of the quotes below

Senior professionals are concerned they should be adding more commercial value, Griffin said. “There is a belief that HR is only taken seriously when the CEO is pro-HR. We are intent on setting the agenda to take HR forward.”

Speaking at the inaugural meeting last week, Griffin – a fellow of the CIPD – said one of the main themes to emerge during his research was the need to move the reputation of the HR function away from ‘pay and rations’.

Richard Green, senior HR business partner at HSBC and founding member, said: “The message here is let’s do ourselves a favour and be better at what we do.”

My only regret at the moment is that I can’t find a website for the new group. Maybe this Google link will throw something up eventually?