Establish Leadership Accountability for Workforce Success: The Line Manager's HR Role

By: Richard W. Beatty and Brian E. Becker and Mark A. Huselid

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Synopsis: How do we ensure that firms clearly understand the unique strategic capabilities required to execute their business strategies and develop a differentiated workforce strategy? The first step is to recognize that the workforce is not just HR's problem, and that line managers and HR leaders have joint responsibility for developing talent throughout the organization. Management must ensure that top talent is allocated to the strategic roles that create the most value--those that drive the firm's strategic capabilities and create value for customers and investors. In this chapter, the authors turn their attention to the leadership role and how leaders can create a differentiated workforce to execute the strategy of their work units. This chapter was originally published as chapter 4 of "The Differentiated Workforce: Transforming Talent into Strategic Impact."