FORTUNE ‘Best 100’ Gives Nod to Human Capital Risk Management - Preparing the workforce for the workplace of 2020

For decades business leaders have been sceptical of the role culture plays in reducing the risks associated with human capital. FORTUNE magazine in February 2008 featured the ‘100 best companies to work for’ who have provided a higher return than the S&P 500 over seven years, showing a positive relationship between a strong, affirming culture and performance.

So what exactly is culture and how do you measurably improve your organisations culture to reduce the risk of human capital, and boost your organisation’s bottom line? Mettle Group's white paper entitled “HR the Organisations Corporate Strategist” which is a result of a number of  National Executive Sessions we have held on "Is HR Heading for Extinction?", reveals:

• What does the term Human Resources mean today?
• The benefits of measuring and disclosing your HCM results?
• How to start measuring your HCM activities
• From Human Resource practitioner to leading corporate strategist
• Which organisations are demonstrating a commitment to sustainable human resource management practices, and how are they doing it? 
• Human capital in the act of wealth creation; the organisational culture environment; and the battle for talent
• From HR practitioner to corporate strategist - seven-(7) essential steps

If you are looking for a way to gain a competitive advantage by managing your human capital risk while attracting and retaining the right people through your culture, you can get your free copy of this report by registering to our website.

 

Are you measuring your Human Capital Management OR are you losing assets and $dollars?

The quality of Human Capital Management (HCM) disclosure was the subject of a recently completed research project, reported in the Australian Financial Review on 14 January 2008.  The project looked specifically at how Australia's 50 largest ASX-listed corporations reported on how they managed their people in 2007.

"From companies that managed to get a handle on what has traditionally been referred to as a 'soft' and 'feel-good' exercise, the pay-offs are very real. Employees look to HCM disclosures for assurance about the type of workplace a potential employer provides and investors have begun factoring HCM disclosures into their decision making" says Kellerman.

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