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ASSESSMENT: |
| 1) | Has your HR Department implemented at least one new program or a program change that resulted in documented increased revenues or decreased costs for the organization? |
 | Yes |
| | No |
| 2) | Has HR taken at least one action that demonstrably improves your organization's competitive position in its market? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 3) | Has HR expanded its role by identifying at least one unmet need in the organization and filling it? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 4) | Has HR implemented at least one new program or policy to improve employees' quality of life? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 5) | Has HR created at least one new forum or avenue for communicating and cooperating with line managers? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 6) | Has HR used technology to provide employees with access to-even control over-their own records in areas like performance, vacation, compensation and benefits, and confirmed the usefulness of such programs to employees? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 7) | Has HR reached out into the community-for example, by partnering with an educational facility or community agency-to develop a strong future labor force? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 8) | Can you identify at least one case where HR has reduced the number of steps, forms, or approvals required to participate in or use a program or system? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 9) | Can you point to one trend in your industry that your HR people spotted early and responded to proactively? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
| 10) | Overall, what's the buzz out there: do operations managers view your HR department as an asset instead of an overhead (or, worse, a pain in the neck)? |
| | Yes |
| | No |
In a lot of companies, the rest of the organization scorns HR as a bunch of paper-pushing bureaucrats who enforce rigid policies that constrict the freedom of operating units. But there are a growing number of organizations where HR Departments have implemented enough innovations to be viewed as partners, even leaders, in productive change. Is your department that kind of innovative HR unit? You assess it. Answer yes or no to the following questions.
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