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How we engage with Senior Executives

These are some of the questions, concerns and issues raised by CEOs and senior executives that we help them address: We are clear and agreed about our business strategy. How do we go about developing an appropriate HR strategy? Where do we start and what should be the priorities? What is my role in developing and implementing HR strategy? To what extent should I leave it to my HR Director/VP? How do I know whether present HR policies, processes and plans will deliver our business strategy? How can we be sure our people strategies are appropriate to the different cultures in which we operate globally? How do I deal with a top team that has not bought in to the HR strategy?

How we engage with Senior Executives

The top team is united about where we want to go, and how to get there, but I am not sure that the rest of the organisation is convinced. How do I deal with senior management who are great at business development but are not good team players? How do we raise our game as competition warms up? What is the link between managing people well and improved business performance, and how does that work in practice? How do we compare with other similar organisations? How do I make sure the whole organisation is singing from the same hymn sheet? We have inherited a number of different business cultures and they don't work well together. How do we address this?

How we engage with Senior Executives

Our employees don't seem to believe what we say, even when it is clear we are telling the truth. How can we re-establish effective communication? We have a fantastic opportunity ahead of us but there is insufficient commitment to making it happen. What's wrong with people's motivation? How do we get different parts of the business, each with their own agendas, to work constructively as one group? We are strong on management but weak on leadership. What has gone wrong and how do we fix it? Should HR be centralised or decentralised? How do we keep control whilst still satisfying local needs for HR services? I could do with some help with facilitating some difficult meetings.

How we engage with Senior Executives

Where do we start in re-building trust between different parts of the business - and with our partners and key suppliers? The behaviour of some of our directors is having a bad effect on people. How do we deal with that without turning them off? Having us by your side you are more likely to be able to address what can appear to be intractable problems. We can help because we bring knowledge, experience and maturity to dealing with these issues, as well as systems, processes and HR techniques.