Anne Price, HR Manager
GlobalTech’s New Direction I get it; focus on commercial. And you get it. But the people working in the plant, they don’t. They see change and they want to know why. So they ask me. “You’re in HR, you should know.” I know some things, but not the details. So when information is not shared by managers, they listen to the union. I’m just saying. The Union In HR we have a healthy relationship with the union: because Guy works there. There’re a few hassles, there is anywhere, but we work through it. The Problem Morale is a huge problem. People aren’t involved in the problem solving or the planning so they think that nobody cares and if they don’t care why should I care. But really people just want to help if they can. We have to find a way to mine that group gold. Guy says that: group gold. Cute. The Solution Go to the front-line and involve them in the decision- making process. The person in the boat with you is not going to bore a hole in it. Engagement, that’s it. Better engagement. Training Programs A few years ago, we had a commitment to training. Not now. We’re not investing in the future and that scares me but we need to build a competent and committed group of employees in order to succeed. Does that make sense?
Your Role I oversee hiring, firing, compensation, performance management, and … that’s it. No, I forgot. I organize a few training programs, not many, and anything else Guy asks me to do. That’s enough. Response to Cutbacks Well, we now outsource payroll and training, and if you ask me, and I know nobody has, it’s not such a good idea. It’s not a bad idea but it’s not a good idea either. When you outsource training, it makes it easy to cut and that has a huge effect on employee morale. Budget Cuts Some say we’re getting ‘leaner and meaner.” Meaner for sure. And that has a negative effect on employees because they think we’re all about cutting … and they know where that leads.
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