HR's Missed Opportunity: 'where the hell is hr?': Part 1 of 2; Despite the intense scrutiny around executive pay, few HR leaders are stepping up to get involved in compensation issues.(Special Report)

From: Workforce Management | Date: May 5, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Jessica Marquez

By not getting involved in setting executive pay, hr leaders are missing the opportunity to raise their profile in the organization and influence company strategy in one of their most important areas of expertise: leadership development and succession planning.

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Every time another company gets attacked for how it compensates its top executives, Bruce Ellig asks himself, "Where the hell is HR?''

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