leadership matters
The Innovation
Balancing Act
The cover feature of this issue is all about separating
fleeting fads from time-tested best
practices.
The ability to make that differentiation is
an essential one for HR, both on an individual practitioner
level and for the profession as a whole. Yet
it can be a challenge – we want to be innovative, to
live on the leading edge of the profession, but we also
want to preserve and build on the best practices that
have stood the test of time.
It’s a timely topic for us here at the Human
Resources Professionals Association – we’ve seen
a lot of change over the past few years, particularly
in regard to our designations, the HR certification
landscape in Canada and the need to keep pace with
the increasing complexity of the business world.
The 2014 launch of our tiered designation framework
– the CHRP, CHRL and CHRE – is one
example of our own innovation balancing act. HRPA
wanted to preserve the decades-old CHRP because it
is well known and valued by our members, while also
building and innovating on that foundation to create
designations that meet the demands of top employers.
It’s an important consideration when managing
change and innovation that we keep an eye toward
the evidence. According to two studies performed
by PayScale on behalf of HRPA, HR professionals
with a CHRP designation earn more than their
HAVING A GLOBAL COMPETENCY
FRAMEWORK WILL HELP ENHANCE
THE HUMAN RESOURCES
PROFESSION WORLDWIDE.
By Brenda Clark, CHRE
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