Human Resources and Talent Management

Introduction

 

• Human Resources Applies to Any Size of Organization

• Human Resource Guidelines Apply to For-Profits and Nonprofits

• Clarifying Some Terms -- Human Resource Management, Human Resources, HRD, Talent Management

 

 

Human Resources Applies to Any Size of Organization

All organizations have people -- they have human resources.  Regardless of the size of an organization or the extent of its resources, the organization survives -- and thrives -- because of the capabilities and performance of its people. The activities to maximize those capabilities and that performance are necessary regardless of whether the organization refers to them as Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development or Human Resources -- or has no formal name for those activities at all.

Those activities are the responsibility of all people in the organization. Thus, members of organizations, regardless of size or resources, will benefit from using the resources referenced from this topic.