How HR must initiate collaboration

HR needs to capitalise on potential collaboration between departments for the good of the business.  That's according to Liz Rochester, Director of Co Company.

Speaking to HR Grapevine about the importance of business-wide collaboration, she said: “Collaboration, teamwork, and the breaking down of silos make a significant contribution to the success of an organisation.

“Teams are becoming more global, more virtual, and are tackling increasingly complex and challenging projects and opportunities. 

“HR’s role in enabling and supporting the organisation to be more collaborative is critical but, paradoxically, requires collaboration as a precondition. Without both executive-level support and role-modelling behaviour, no amount of work from the HR department can hope to instil a collaborative culture across all levels of the business.”