
Written by
Ryan McCostlin
Ryan leads finance and people operations at Bernard Health. Ryan also hosts BerniePortal's podcast and Youtube series HR Party of One, where he covers HR issues that matter.
How to Maximize HR Effectiveness in Your Organization

HR can shift how it’s viewed within an organization to become more effective at completing results-getting activities. In the latest episode of HR Party of One, I explained just how human resources can influence its position in an organization—and the dramatic impact this change can have on how effective HR is on the team.
How Effective HR Can Be Depends on How it's Positioned Within the Organization
One of the reasons the HR Party of One job is tough is because organizations ask HR to accomplish a wide variety of different result-getting activities. And while the show we put out each week is called HR Party of One, there are a few people who chip in to get all of these things done. In other words, improving the perception of HR involves a few different people pulling in the same direction, together.
Watch the full episode to learn more about how you can maximize your influence:
If you’d like to learn more about this and other industry updates, I recommend that you check out the BerniePortal blog.
Additional Resources
A lot of what we built on in this episode comes from previous HR Party of One videos. I suggest you review those past tutorials to learn more about enhancing HR's role:
- Why Most Employee Handbooks Are So Bad—and How You Can Change Yours for the Better
- How HR Should Implement and Structure 1:1 Meetings
- The Best Way for HR to Ask for a Raise
- How Applicant Tracking Software Makes Hiring Easier (and HR’s Role More Valuable)

Written by
Ryan McCostlin
Ryan leads finance and people operations at Bernard Health. Ryan also hosts BerniePortal's podcast and Youtube series HR Party of One, where he covers HR issues that matter.
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