What is Human Resource Strategy?

Human Resource Strategy identifies and manages current and future needs to achieve organizational goals. Strategy depends on great human resource planning, identifying current and future needs.

There are three core elements of a an HR plan: Strategy is an extension of mission, a bridge between the organization and it’s environment. Goals are a statement of desired outcomes toward which effort is directed. Actions are the most important things that can be done to reach goals.

HR planning is a link between the human resource management and organization’s strategic plan. The goal is to ultimately improve organizational outcomes.

Human resource planning includes figuring out: Where you are: understanding the current human resource reality; Where you want to go: identifying the vision for the future of a particular human resource function; How to get there: bringing the plan to reality through measurable people management action.

Ask these three simple strategic questions to frame your next human resource planning process. Doing so will ensure you develop the right human resource strategy, goals and action items to realize your plan.