Secrets of an HR Superstar

I just noticed an interesting article in Business Week - Secrets of an HR Superstar

Thought the article is directed towards an HR exec, the tenets are as real as the sun and the moon and re-applicable to every exec in every organization who is interested and willing to see the big picture.

DARE TO DIFFERENTIATE
Relentlessly assessing and grading employees build organizational vitality and foster a true meritocracy

CONSTANTLY RAISE THE BAR
Leaders continually seek to improve performance, both their own and their team members

DON'T BE FRIENDS WITH THE BOSS
HR executives make the mistake of focusing on the priorities and needs of the CEO. That diminishes the powerful role of being an employee advocate

BECOME EASY TO REPLACE
Great leaders develop great succession plans

BE INCLUSIVE
Within every organization, there's a tendency to favor people you know. That can undermine success

FREE UP OTHERS TO DO THEIR JOBS
one of my jobs is to take things off his desk, not put things on his desk; give people the tools and permission to work on their own terms

KEEP IT SIMPLE
Most organizations require simple, focused, and disciplined communications. "You can't move 325,000 people with mixed messaging and thousands of initiatives"