Who Matters More at Your Company? - A Reader Question
In your opinion, who matters more to employee happiness
CEO or the HR Manager?
This is difficult pick in my book, but I believe that one is more important to an employee’s happiness, although not every one might see it this way.
My lovely, smart, and beautiful readers…What is your opinion?
Do any of you have any experience of one being really bad?
or
Any experiences of one being really good and making the company a more enjoyable place to work?
or
Do both go hand in hand?
Let’s discuss in the comments…see you there.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
Hey Karl-
I would have to say that they go hand-in-hand on this one
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
I definitely think they go hand in hand. We have an amazing CEO at our company, but our HR Manager leaves a lot to be desired. The CEO can only do so much to effect change and needs other like-minded managers to fully carry out his agenda.
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Hey Janelle, I agree they go hand in hand.
Hey Rachel, everyone needs to be on the same page.
In my opinion I think the CEO is slightly more important to work happiness just because s/he can make larger changes to the culture. The person that can make the biggest difference needs to set the tone for the rest of the organization.
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I’d like to think that the CEO is more important than the HR manager. He or she sets the tone and direction of the company. If anyone, the power to override any HR decision rests in him or her.
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October 4th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Hi Karl - If the CEO is “visible”, I would say they are more important. Like Evelyn said, they set the tone and direction of a company, however, if the HR Manager is good, they are often the “go to” person for employment issues. Hopefully the CEO would have some type of open door policy so the HR Manager can discuss problems that arise and together they can find resolution that benefits everyone.
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October 4th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Hi Karl-
This question really confirmed my thoughts about my own company. Of course I feel the CEO should matter most to employee happiness, but unfortunately this is not the case, especially when our HR person suddenly disappears for good when new changes (for the better) are trying to be implemented. Excitement no longer exist when a new HR person comes to the company, bc we know they will not last long if they try to better our company…sad, but true.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I think the HR manager, because the CEO in most companies is usually not as knowledgeable about the employee’s needs. A good HR manager would interact with the employees, and pass their requests, suggestions to the CEO, hopefully for approval.
Plus, a bad HR manager means mistakes in paychecks and insurance, both of which would lead to many cranky employees.
~ Kristi
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