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Regional HR Leaders Share Experiences on Recent HR Realignment Strategies: No Easy Fix for Medium-Sized Companies

Posted: 11.03.09

The Chapman Consulting Group today hosted an HR roundtable discussion for 18 select HR Heads. Regional HR leaders from the likes of Procter & Gamble, BP, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, DHL, PepsiCo, UBS and a number of other high profile multinationals met over lunch at the Singapore Cricket Club to discuss the topic of "HR Leadership Strategies to Effectively Structure Regional HR Team Responsibilities and Maximise Productivity in the Current Economic Climate".

Leaders discussed the impact of current unpredictable economic conditions on HR strategy and decision-making. There was a general consensus among attendees that now more than ever the HR team is being put under pressure to achieve immediate results in alignment with business imperatives. These imperatives varied widely between participants across industry sector and company. For some it meant that HR must be extremely ‘high touch', flexible and customised in its approach; for others it meant the adoption of HR Shared Service strategies that help to streamline regional HR decision-making; and for others still it meant the continued adoption of technologies to further automate processes and ensure high user accessibility.

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