At 3:35 PM 10/10/95, Michael McMaster wrote:
>Jim's response triggers something about which I have strong feelings
>and concerns. There is a sentiment that he expresses that I am in
>complete agreement with. Namely, that we have compartmentalised and
>separated what should be much more integrated as part of the job. Of
>course, somebody other than specialists should be doing HR. I don't
>happen to think it's managers because I don't have much expectation
>that function will survive the coming transformations. I think we
>will want to locate the HR function in teams - but that's another
>story.
What would HR in teams look like? The image I have is most of the
"personnel" stuff out-sourced, and then everyone either taking charge of
the development of each other -- or passing the buck into oblivion.
-- Art Kleiner, art@well.com