In HR We Trust?

In these two FedSmith articles, Steve Oppermann discusses the necessity for trust between supervisors/managers and those in the HR office.

In Human Resources We Trust? In part I of this article, Steve focuses on what managers and supervisors have to gain from developing and maintaining relationships of trust with HR specialists.

http://www.fedsmith.com/2006/12/28/human-resources-trust/

In HR We Trust? Part II – The Other Side of the Trust Coin – HR Building Relationships with Managers and Supervisors. In Part II of this article, Steve discusses the other side of the coin, that is, whether HR employees have anything to gain from developing and maintaining relationships of trust with supervisors and managers.

http://www.fedsmith.com/2007/01/02/hr-trust-part-ii-other-side/

What do you think? What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of working hard to build relationships between managers and supervisors and HR practitioners? Is it worth the cost?

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