Higher Education human resources (HR) is undergoing a renaissance, led by HR leaders with elevated business acumen who understand the value that they can bring to the organization. With the need to develop leaders who can navigate during uncertain and complex times, changing employment expectations of faculty and staff and relentless cost pressures, HR is now viewed as a critical part of any solution and strong HR leadership is needed now more than ever.
Through a series of interviews with Higher Ed CHROs, we found commonality around the things leading higher ed CHROs are doing to show up differently in their organization, validating and demonstrating that they are essential members of the top team:
To find out more about this refreshed study based on original and follow-up interviews with key Higher Education CHROs, download the full report.
To review the original study, download the original paper.
You’ve heard it before – employee engagement matters. Yet our research reveals that on a global level, only six out of 10 employees are engaged. While the solutions for improving engagement have become increasingly complex, there is no doubt that leadership can have a huge impact on employee engagement.