Many organizations invest time and energy in crafting strategy but often overlook one critical factor - how people and culture align with those strategic goals. Without HR being part of the process, strategy risks becoming a document on paper rather than a living plan that shapes daily decisions. The absence of HR’s voice in these conversations leads to weak execution, cultural misalignment, and strategies that fail to deliver their full potential.

The solution is to position HR as a true strategic partner. Strategy, as Michael Porter explains, is about choosing unique activities, making trade-offs, aligning the organization, and embedding this alignment into culture. For HR, this means playing active roles throughout the strategy process: in analysis, in development, and in implementation. When HR partners fully in these stages, organizations can move beyond “Business as Usual” into real transformation.

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