Executives cite HR as essential for company strategy

UK business leaders are increasingly seeing HR as crucial for the development and delivery of overall business strategy, according to research.

NGA Human Resources has surveyed over 100 CEOs, Managing Directors and COOs. They all worked at organisations with over 500 employees. The results reveal that HR is not only an administrative role in the minds of business leaders, but essential for successfully implementing the company business strategy.

83% of business leaders feel that HR departments clearly understand and contribute to the strategic direction of their business.

The research also revealed that HR plays a big part in attracting as well as retaining talent for the future. 76% of business leaders believe the employee proposition developed by their HR departments to bridge this gap is strong enough to attract the right talent.