Courtney & Bo,
Hi.
Indeed, today's HR Community meeting conducted by HRA was very informative and time well spent. I especially liked the way HRA had staff function as facilitators to allow attendees to focus on the table top discussions. Regarding the table top discussions, the topic of budget arose as well.
At SRTA, HR works closely with Budget to ensure fiscal responsibility, consistency of application, and continuity of practice. Also, this partnership projects a united front which is key, especially as it relates to working with hiring managers who tend to focus more on the need to staff a position and less on budget.
Like our CSPA conference theme for this year (i.e., HR: Partners in Progress), HR and Budget are truly partners at SRTA, working together to help the agency progress through the recruitment and ultimately the retention processes. In fact, this partnership at SRTA is part of the culture.
Btw, I am an active member in the Georgia Fiscal Management Council (GFMC), which demonstrates to the finance team at SRTA, especially those working with budget, of my desire and dedication to be in partnership with them. Plus, I sometimes get advance notice of financial matters that may impact the human capital.
There is nothing like being able to speak the language of numbers from the HR perspective to those who work with numbers all day, which helps provide a forum for us to work together for the good of the organization. Once faces are put on numbers per se, progress can really be made and the budget team can better understand recruitment, and especially retention matters.
Thoughts anyone?