Ivy league HR

Polly Price, head of Harvard University's Office of Human Resources, is profiled. Price is responsible for making Harvard an attractive place to work as well as study. The Office of Human Resources is ground zero for all benefits programs because workplace enhancements such as health insurance and retirement benefits have been standardized across the university. But that is about all that is standardized at Harvard when it comes to HR issues. It is by its very nature decentralized, with a number of different people in top decision-making positions who do not report to her. Communication is key to harnessing the Harvard brain trust.