Biography of sue meisinger and shrm

Over the years, I’ve heard chief executive officers (CEOs) of companies complain about human resources (HR) and vice versa.

Biography of sue meisinger and shrm

I asked the CEO of an HR organization what produces this mutual non-admiration society and what can fix it. As former president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the largest human resources professional organization in the world, Sue Meisinger is in an extraordinarily good position to address these questions.

JATHAN JANOVE: What is the most common complaint CEOs have about HR?

SUE MEISINGER: CEOs often think, “HR doesn’t understand our business, our strategy, our objectives, or our financial picture.

HR doesn’t fully appreciate what drives revenue, what affects the overall value of the enterprise, or what’s in a financial statement versus what’s in my budget.”

JJ: What about HR’s complaints of “not getting a seat at the table”?

SM: HR professionals who ask that question miss the point.

HR is not entitled to a seat at the