When a decision is made to establish or raise the HR function in the company to a higher level, some stages are inevitable and always occur in greater or lower intensity:
- "Yes, of course" phase - almost everyone is very favorable to the idea of this happening and most key people agree that it is necessary
- "Oh my God!" phase - almost everyone is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because HR starts to be present and active, to involve them much more than before and to partly influence decisions that they once simply made themselves
- Phase "OK, let me see!" - almost everyone accepts that "there is no turning back" and begins to realize that this necessity called HR is here and will not go anywhere and they begin to try to find a common language
- Phase "I know it is not HR topic, but I need your fresh eyes" - almost everyone includes HR in the business regardless of the topic, because they need someone who thinks with common sense and also understands the business in which they are and people in organization
How and how quickly do you go through the stages?
The answer is that there are no rules, but there are tendencies - the greater the motivation of key people and the greater the competence of the HR function, the faster and easier it is to reach the fourth stage!
Why does the explanation of all stages say "almost all"?
It could be because some people in the business simply don't accept and ignore some functions even though they are important.
And maybe also because some people in business do not question the need for a start-up HR function because they have been cooperating with HR from the start and know that it is useful for everyone in the organization.
