From the course: The Human Resources Hero
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Taking initiative
- Not only is the HR Manager often underpaid and underappreciated, they're also often poorly managed. In my experience, probably one in five CEOs drinks the HR Kool-Aid and believes HR is a critical function at their company. It's the very rare business owner or executive who has HR acumen, in large part, because they don't have any interest in it. I think it's fair to say that HR is working helpless from a management standpoint, because nobody knows how to manage HR well or wants to manage HR well. Given this reality, the scary truth is nobody is coming to save you. That means you must take initiative and become the boss whisperer. Just like the horse whisperer and the dog whisperer, you've got to be the boss whisperer. You've got to help your boss understand how to manage you better. You are in charge of making the plan and getting the boss to agree to it or help modify it. When speaking with HR managers, I've heard a lot of what I'll call the when and then conversation. For…
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