{"id":22257,"date":"2013-08-19T08:33:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/?p=22257"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:48:25","slug":"what-is-trenchhr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/what-is-trenchhr\/","title":{"rendered":"What is TrenchHR?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIn the trenches.”<\/em> It\u2019s a phrase that comes from the Great War, yes in the First World War the trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous place for soldiers. Since, the term \u201cin the trenches\u201d has come to mean the area where there\u2019s action. When someone is said to be in the trenches it means they are fighting with and alongside everyone else. There are no delegators or VPs in the trenches \u2013 just soldiers actively engaged in battle.
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I\u2019ve been using social media for three years now and when I got started there were already several HR professionals who had been using it for years. One of them was Charlie Judy (@HRFishbowl)<\/a>. He\u2019s an excellent HR professional, Emcee with SHRM, and exceptional writer as well. I\u2019m proud to say he\u2019s a friend of mine. We collaborated on an article titled \u201cThe Audacity of HR\u201d<\/a> at the time it was my most viewed article ever.\u00a0 I\u2019m mentioning this because to my knowledge the very 1ST<\/sup> time I saw\/read the term \u201cTrenchHR\u201d was from Charlie. It was even a popular hashtag at one point #TrenchHR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TrenchHR was developed to distinguish the HR professionals working in the corporate world from those consulting. It\u2019s to recognize those that were practicing HR<\/a> from those who one step removed from working inside the machine, if you will. Surely, you\u2019ve heard the old term \u201cThose that can, do; those that can\u2019t, consult.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people think it\u2019s a divisive term and it has ruffled some feathers. For instance, I am a HR consultant and very proud it. Most consultants are former HR practitioners<\/a> and for one reason or another decided to make a living using their expertise, knowledge and skills independently. Some current practitioners feel that having the corporate tagline behind their name makes them more relevant. The topic is debatable; depending upon who you ask relevancy is not so much about what you do but how you do it<\/strong> \u2013 not who you do it for.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite pieces of advice came from my professor while earning my Master\u2019s Degree in HR<\/a> from Ohio State University. He said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe teach you what should be done from a procedural standpoint, but you will quickly learn that what is practiced unfortunately is not the same thing.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He\u2019s right. The Trenches of HR is littered with people who can\u2019t perform simple mundane HR tasks. There\u2019s plenty of incompetency in the Trenches which is why EEO claims are high, employee engagement<\/a> is low, and 70% of all employees are looking for new jobs.<\/p>\n

There are some dynamic \u2013 super intelligent \u2013 uber fantastic \u2013 and extremely relevant HR professionals in the Trenches of HR \u2013 working everyday fighting the good fight. They take care of the employees; protect the company from liability, manage the processes, deal with the frustrations and headaches that come along with employee relations. They deserve all respect due for tirelessly pushing human resources forward<\/a>. The frontlines of the war for talent management and organization development is TrenchHR.<\/p>\n

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\"chris<\/a><\/em>Chris Fields<\/a>\u00a0is an HR professional and leadership guy who also helps job seekers write great resumes.\u00a0<\/em>
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