Broadening the conversation

Welcome to the first blog post from NorthgateArinso Australia and New Zealand. Our aim is simple: to help broaden the conversation NorthgateArinso has with those who share our interests or would like to share theirs with us.

Blog posts from downunder will be written by a range of NorthgateArinso executives with a view to building a dialogue with an Australian and New Zealand point of view. We will also secure posts from external guest bloggers who will add their views to the conversation.

Developing and maintaining talent is crucial to an organization. Having a Talent Management strategy in place is therefore necessary, as it determines which talents and key positions are vital to the growth of the organization. Part of this strategy is ensuring the transparency of development needs and objectives to both the organization and talent.

With business leaders looking to reduce overheads, being able to justify the HR team’s time and resources is more important than ever. Reporting & analytics are crucial to demonstrate HR’s value to the business and technology has a leading role in creating transparency and improving efficiency.

As the New Year begins amidst commentary from Governments, Financiers and the Media saying that it will be one of the toughest we have faced, the one constant that all businesses and organizations must consider in order to survive and, hopefully thrive, is their people. With this in mind, I give to you my three lead predictions for the changing face of HR in 2012’s business landscape.

Prediction One: Multi-country payroll will grow significantly