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Defending the HR Profession

Paul Carter

Hello everyone

I am writing a blog and producing a podcast to stand up for the HR profession and need your contributions. This is in response to the anti-CIPD posts on LinkedIn and The Times article 'How HR took over British business and got in the way of actual work' and the Financial Times article 'Does HR still need humans?' and the Josh Bersin podcast 'Is the HR Profession as we know it doomed?' There are many more examples too.

I am forming a virtual shield wall to protect our profession that puts food on our tables and makes a difference to our employers.

Q) Are you aware of the prolonged criticism of CIPD and the HR profession?

Q) Have you responded to the criticism? Is it a worthwhile discussion to have?

Q) Is it easy to criticise the HR profession because it has an image problem?

Q) Does it make you worry about your jobs?

Q) Anything else you would like to say?

Please let me know if you would like your responses to be included in my blog and/or would like to feature in my podcast. You can see my podcast here https://www.watchingworkingliving.co.uk/podcasts 

Thanks

Paul

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  • A scroll through LinkedIn will show you a lot of people queuing up to slate the CIPD. Some of them in my view are doing this for their own profile and because it generates traffic to them. I saw one recently demanding that Peter Cheese engage with him on how the CIPD are somehow gatekeeping qualifications in HR. This is adding little value to anything - again a personal view.

    No one is forcing anyone to be a member if they don't want to be. I no longer technically work in the profession but retain my membership as I am proud to be FCIPD. Criticism is easy. No organisation is perfect or can address every single need of every member. If you don't like the offering, don't be part of it.
  • in reply to Gemma Dale
    I'm of the same opinion on many of the LinkedIn posts. Social media does many wonderful things and it also amplifies posts for clicks and the algorithm rewards it, it seems. I can often tell when I post a reasonable comment on a rage post and I get no reply....I make a judgement about the motivations of the poster.

    Whilst no organisation is perfect and I amd abd would be more than happy to share my feedback, for me it's about the context, the method and the channel.
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  • in reply to Gemma Dale
    I'm of the same opinion on many of the LinkedIn posts. Social media does many wonderful things and it also amplifies posts for clicks and the algorithm rewards it, it seems. I can often tell when I post a reasonable comment on a rage post and I get no reply....I make a judgement about the motivations of the poster.

    Whilst no organisation is perfect and I amd abd would be more than happy to share my feedback, for me it's about the context, the method and the channel.
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