This is an exciting time for HR leaders. A genuine opportunity exists to create a differentiated and new approach for the HR function, one that is a demonstrable value driver for business – but it will require significant effort. Changing ways of working, the power of evidence-based people management, and the increasing accessibility of technology will, in our view, mean that the status quo for HR is increasingly unsustainable
The overriding challenge for HR is to become a function able to make evidence-based decisions that positively impact the business. Even today, after decades of striving to engineer a step-change in the perceived value of the function, examples are common of how hard it can be for HR to adopt the best solutions and strategies that demonstrably work for their business.
