Fit for Business
Transforming HR in the Public Sector

Description

What needs to happen for strategic HR to become a reality in the public sector? How should HR best engage with the business and work in partnership? What should HR be doing to add real value to the business? And how do you demonstrate that value?

These are some of the questions addressed by nine public sector organisations working together in an action learning consortium to develop a more strategic approach to HR. Each undertook learning activities which focused on an issue or project of particular importance to them in their own HR change programme, and shared their experience and good practice with other consortium members.

The findings are summarised in this report under the seven themes identified in our first Fit for Business report, published in 2005: goals; results; performance; technique; teamwork; fitness; and physique. Under each theme, we highlight:

- the key questions that were addressed by consortium organisations
- the principles or theory that underpinned their approach
- examples of what was done
- the experience and lessons that emerged
- concluding questions HR professionals should ask themselves.

Benefits for you:

- an understanding of the issues and challenges facing strategic HR in the public sector
- a structured and innovative approach to addressing these issues
- the opportunity to share the experiences of other public sector organisations engaged in transforming HR


"Taking part in the consortium showed that most organisations shared similar issues around the people agenda, and working together to resolve them has had massive benefits. This report will be a great help to HR professionals across the public sector who are looking to transform the function."
Christine Forde, Head of Learning and Development, Food Standards Agency

Contents

Introduction
Context
Our Starting Point
Goals
Results
Performance
Technique
Teamwork
Fitness
Physique
Conslusions

Reviews

'Taking part in the consortium showed that most organisations shared similar issues around the people agenda, and working together to resolve them has had massive benefits. This report will be a great help to HR professionals across the public sector who are looking to transform the function.'
Christine Forde
Head of Learning and Development
Food Standards Agency