September 21 2007 - The Corporate Leadership Council (CLC), a membership program of the
Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) and a leading provider of best practices research, executive education, and
decision-support services for HR executives and their staff, today announced the release of its Human Resources
Business Alignment Tool (HR BAT), which enables Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) to assess, benchmark, and
determine how to improve the business impact of the HR function. The HR BAT also provides analysis of individual
HR staff performance as well as tools to address HR staff development needs.
Corporate Leadership Council Managing Director Nicholas Connolly said, "Through our 2007 research,
we have identified an improvement of up to fourteen-percent in business-unit profits when HR effectively supports
line managers. However, fewer than ten percent of line managers indicate that their HR Business Partner provides
effective support. Our CHROs members have asked that we assist them in maximizing their effectiveness - the HR BAT
will give CHROs the tools they need to ensure every HR-line relationship is driving desired business results."
The Corporate Leadership Council's Human Resources Business Alignment Tool
The HR BAT includes:
- An online HR Executive Dashboard that enables CHROs to assess, benchmark, and determine how to
improve effectiveness of the HR function, and;
- The web-based HR Business Partner Portal to help HR staff improve their performance and proactively
partner with the line. This portal contains customizable presentations, sample communications, line manager
interaction guidebooks, diagnostic checklists, and other Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) support materials.
Participating organizations receive quarterly benchmarked feedback on how HR is performing, segmented
analysis customized to their organization, individual HRBP performance feedback, and an online resource center with
decision support tools to improve the performance of individual HRBPs.
KLA-Tencor Corporation Director of Human Resources, Madan Nagaldinne, commented, "We congratulate
CLC on launching the first-ever one-stop-shop for measuring HR's business impact and improving the HR-line
relationship. The HR BAT will significantly increase the effectiveness of our HR department while helping our staff
avoid the time and money spent on much less-focused HR upskilling programs."
The HR Executive Dashboard benefits include:
- Customized analyses that determine how to improve the ROI of the HR function
- Benchmarked, line-based feedback on the effectiveness of an organization's HR function and/or HR
Business Partners
- Guidance for individual HR staff to focus development efforts on the competencies most critical to
delivering line outcomes
The HR Business Partner Portal contains:
- Tools and templates for diagnosing business problems and designing effective solutions for partnering
with the line
- HR business partner training content and performance checklists for critical HRBP activities
- A network of HR Business Partner peers to discuss and share solutions to their most pressing issues
About The Corporate Leadership Council
The Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) is a leading provider of best practices research, executive
education, and decision-support services to Chief Human Resources Officers and their staff. CLC is a membership
program of the Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) (http://www.exbd.com),
the premier network for leaders of the world's largest public and private organizations. More information on CLC can
be found at https://www.clc.executiveboard.com.
About the Corporate Executive Board (CEB)
The Corporate Executive Board Company is a leading provider of best practices research and analysis
focusing on corporate strategy, operations and general management issues. The Corporate Executive Board provides an
integrated set of services currently to more than 3,700 of the world's largest and most prestigious corporations,
including more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500. These services are provided primarily on an annual subscription
basis and include best practices research studies, executive education seminars, customized research briefs, and
Web-based access to a library of more than 300,000 corporate best practices.
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