Bad professional associations: SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) got it into it's head maybe 25 years ago that HR should be "strategic." They've held on to this mantra with a tenacity that's admirable, when you look at all the evidence to the contrary. Strategic HR management is bad for SHRM members, employees, management, and capital. No one wins when HR is at the senior management table. Did I leave any constituencies out? Let's see. Customers? Bad for them. Society at large? Bad for us. So, why don't we just admit that this is a bad idea, and let companies and institutions--and the pour HR managers themselves who seem to be in a perpetual fog--rely on peer-to-peer relations to build true corporate strength. What will happen? Stock prices will go up (as they have every time the first step of laying off VP-level HR leadership is taken). The quality of new hires will increase as the focus switches back to core skills and less on the "process." HR-related litigation will decrease. And, new products, ideas, and customer relationships will flourish. SHRM: Give it up!