One of the evergreen debates that rages within the HR profession (and there are many) is whether or not HR people need to have directly experienced line or service management or if they should be through and through HR people to progress within the function. From a personal perspective I've always been a fan of being the veritable stick of rock - i.e. you cut me open and HR runs right through me. Whilst hands on experience of being a service manager can prepare you well for some of the things that being in HR requires from you, it doesn't always prepare you for some of the really gritty and hard to do tasks - which are often the difficult things that line managers shy away from.
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