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Human Resource Mission Statement
on your Organization's Mission

Your Organization's HR Mission Statement
First, you need to clearly understand your organization's Mission Statement.

If none is available, take steps to prepare one.

What is a Mission Statement?
It is described as "the operational, ethical and financial reasons" why an organization exists. Click here for Info on Mission Statement. How can you relate this to your HR Mission?


Preparation of the Human Resource Mission Statement
The first thing that your organization needs to do in strategic human resources management is to define the "Mission" and "Objectives" of the Human Resource Department.

The HR Mission Statement must state:

1. the services provided by your Human Resource Department
   
2. your HR plans including those that the HR Department wants to pursue in the long-term, and
   
3. the organizational business strategic objectives that you want the HR Department to satisfy
   

In the process of preparing the HR Mission Statement, ask questions such as:

• What is my organization's Mission Statement?
  
• Why does the HR Department exist?
  
• What is the main thing that the HR department and HR professionals must focus upon?
  
• How can I link human resource to the overall business objectives of my organization?
  
  

A human resource SWOT analysis can assist in determining what the HR Department needs to focus upon.
Click here for an explanation of a SWOT analysis.

You need to know the organization's business activities and the business strategic plan in order to determine the right links.

Importance of Human Resource Mission Statement
HR Mission Statement is essential since it:

• helps HR people to concentrate their efforts and time in the accomplishment of the department's mission that is aligned to the organization's mission.
  
• can enhance the image of the HR department when the HR department assists in achieving the organization's plans.
  
• assists other departments' understanding of the overall aims of the HR department and the relationship to their respective department.
  

Human Resource Vision, Mission and Objectives
Formulate your HR Mission Statement together with the HR vision and HR objectives.

The HR vision is in the form of Human Resource Vision Statement

Remember to align your HR objectives to the overall organizational objectives.

Together with HR vision (contained in your organization's Human Resource Vision Statement) and HR strategic objectives, the Human Resource Mission Statement can result in focusing the HR function in helping the organization in accomplishing the overall business objectives.

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