What HR Will Look Like in 2010

Earlier this month I indicated that I would identify 5 major changes to HR that will dramatically change how HR professionals do their work. Some are top of mind, some on the cusp of change, and some you have not seen yet. Here they are in no particular order:

1. Administrivia will reside fully with managers and employees through self service and HRIS systems will be a thing of the past for HR. There will be no such thing as an HR assistant or administrative assistant in HR.
2. HR as we know it will become a profit center and be measured on profit success.
3. Entire benefit packages will totally be outsourced to third party vendors and employees will have an a la carte menu. Health care providers will provide light workout equipment that is ergonomically designed to fit in the workplace so workers can get exercise and work simultaneously.
4. There will be at least 2 senior HR professionals today that will run companies in excess of $100M by 2010.
5. All data will flow through handhelds on the go rather than through desktops/laptops and the typical HR department as you know it today will not exist.

You will notice that I did not mention talent management or succession planning. Those topics will be dealt with early in 2009.

What do you think of these changes and do you agree or disagree? I would appreciate your opinions. Please send your comments to wgstevens2@gmail.com.