Case 6 Strategic Human Resources Management in Government: Unresolved Issues

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Case 6Strategic Human Resources Management in
Government Unresolved Issues

• Article by Jonathan Tompkins
• Discussion Led by
• Cathi D. Cleveland

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SHRM

• Definition
• Benefits
• Requirements for Success
• Strategic Planning
• HR Director Integrated into Planning Process
• Clear Mission Statements Objectives
• Personnel Policies and Practices Alignment
• Personnel Office Support

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SHRM Framework
Analysis of Internal Environment
Analysis of External Environment
Statement of Agencys Mission and Strategic
Objectives
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
HR Objectives and Strategies
Function-Specific HR Policies and Practices
Classification Pay
Recruitment Selection
Training Development
Employee Benefits
Performance Management
Employee Labor Relations

HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION
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Why Do You Care?

• Public and Private Sector Applicability
• HR Department Represented Strategic Process?
• HRs Effectiveness Measured?
• HR Included Early in Business Planning Cycle?
• HRs Planning and Policy Effectiveness?

Appearances are deceptive. - Aesop
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Article Summary

• Issues
• Relevance to Public Organizations
• Planning Process
• HR Director and Agency Executive Partnership
• Alignment of HR with Strategic Objectives
• Changing Roles and Structures

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SHRM Implementation

• Results Orientation
• National Performance Review (NPR)/National
  Partnership for Reinventing Government
• Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
  1993
• Performance-Based Management
• National Security Personnel System

If youre not keeping score, youre only
practicing. - Vince Lombardi
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HR Inclusion in Strategic Planning

• Reporting Relationships
• Management Advocates
• Credibility
• Culture
• Value

If we are together nothing is impossible. If we
are divided all will fail.
- Winston Churchill
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Changing Roles and Structure

• New
• Consultant
• Mission Oriented
• Partner
• Transactional
• Compliance
• Old
• Transactional
• Compliance

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Conclusions Recommendations

• State, County, City Application
• Public Sector Business Mindset
• Mandatory MBA for Management/Leadership Positions
• Mandatory Bachelors Degrees for Non-Management
  HR Personnel
• Outsource Transactional HR Processes

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• Its kind of fun to do the impossible.
• - Walt Disney