I am really proud and glad that I was a part of this growing trend in HR during my 35 years in the business and an HR leader for 30 of those great years. That being said, Hr today cannot stand on its laurels and set and take all the applause. As David Ulrich said, "the competencies that served HR well in the past will not be enough to propel it into the future." I fully agree with David on this. HR today need to look into the future and my prediction is the following:
- HR leaders will need to be even more business savvy than they are today
- HR will need to continue to drive business change and talent management
- the leaders in HR going forward may come from the line who have run business segments
- HR leaders will have to continue to innovate their business practices, master them and continue to integrate within the business
- all HR practitioners will need to understand global initiatives and global business practices
- HR executives will be chosen by the boards to run the business, and I predict within 5 years.
These are my top of mind predictions for HR for the next 10 years. What are your thoughts on this? Write me at wgstevens2@gmail.com
