Franchise Update Magazine Issue III, 2013 | Page 22

Grow Market Lead

Human
resources

By Bill Wagner

Tactical or Strategic?
How does your HR person think?

H

ow many strategic initiatives
has HR brought to the “C
level” in the past 12 months?
Your answer to this question tells us if you have a tactical or a
strategic thinking HR person. Perhaps
the more important question is, what
type of HR person does the position
require? A strategist can think and
handle tactical applications, whereas a
tactician really struggles with strategic
thinking. If your company has one HR
person, it is better for that person to
think big picture.
That person also should report directly to the CEO and, in my opinion,