Only one in four HR managers have a formal process for strategic planning and only a third believe that their HR strategy is linked to organisational planning, according to a survey.
More than 20% of the 72 companies questioned by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS Employment Review said they did not communicate their strategic direction well to staff.
Almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents said they had no formal process for reviewing company performance against strategic plans.
Mark Crail, managing editor of IRS Employment Review, said: “Few employers believe their board’s attempt to communicate the direction in which they want to take the organisation are reaching the shop floor and being understood.”
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“This is especially true of companies that rely on informal approaches to strategic planning and communications – with some of these admitting that even senior managers do not know where the organisation is heading.”
Most HR managers (88%) said the company strategy was developed by the board of directors and half (47%) said it was determined by senior management.
