The Society for Human Resources Management (2015) explains a few of the benefits achieved when an organization is able to integrate human resources with strategic planning as:
Avoidance of expense and time associated with unplanned HR related events which interfere with achieving …show more content…
An example of an organization which creates an environment which aligns mission and employment practices is Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is widely reported as a desirable place to work and has put considerable focus on creative ways to engage and communicate their mission and purpose to employees by creating positive interactions and programs for employees. A few key pillars of the organization's HR strategy are as follows:
Facilitate communication and teamwork. St. Jude believes keeping employees connected gives a sense of higher purpose and keeps them attached to their role and overall goals of the organization. One way they do this is by establishing designated work locations for employees to meet and collaborate on shared projects.
Listening to the employees about what they want at work. The organization believes staff will be more engaged and focused on mission if they feel heard and feel considered. St. Jude's has been able to do some things at low cost. For example, they have brought in popular food trucks to offer food the staff want to …show more content…
Lastly, the desire to engage employees in the current and future mission of MSK appears to be so mission critical that MSK has developed an entire department dedicated to “paint a picture of the future of Memorial Solan Kettering.” The group is the Department of Strategy & Innovation which their website claims collaborates with leadership, clinicians, front-line staff, patients, and caregivers to shape decisions and innovate care delivery.
MSK's success in strategic HR is evidenced by being listed as one of the top 150 places to work in healthcare in 2017 and being named one of the top 50 places to work on Glassdoor for the last five years. Glassdoor is particularly important as it is primarily based on employee