Ivory wants to hire a benefits consultant to help assess the organization’s healthcare benefit options. Her boss tells her to draft an RFP to be used in obtaining input from other benefit consultants. Ivory has never prepared an RFP before. As her boss you should tell her:

How HR professionals can help their organization manage risks. There are risks to people and risks to budget. Some risks can be shifted away from the organization through insurance policies. Others must be managed and minimized. When HR professionals ask to be included in executive-level discussions, explaining how risks have been controlled is one way to gain that inclusion. Real contributions to business goals and financial bottom line will gain attention every time.