Human Resources Executive | Total Rewards Leader | Transformation and Service Delivery | GBS and Captive Shared Services
Companies have faced an ongoing parade of crises in recent years, from the COVID pandemic to social upheaval and RTO wars. To address this, HR leaders recruited specialists who could fix each problem. A recent analysis from the Josh Bersin Company and LinkedIn found there’s been a 30% increase in the number of different HR job titles in the last three years. But the problem now is that the HR function is filled with fragmented groups that don’t know how to work together. There’s been this proliferation of new groups every time there’s a problem in HR, and we end up with all these little silos. The best specialists have a “T-shaped career,” where they have deep expertise in one area but also develop experience in other subjects, enabling them to be more collaborative. And the fracturing of the HR role into many different specialties may also be part of its evolution into a more high-profile part of the corporate C-suite. In some ways, it’s the professionalization of a domain that started as a back office personnel function, now becoming a very strategic consulting function. DEI programs have to get embedded in the business (the days of the HR DEI Police are over). We have to clean up our employee data so our AI and talent intelligence systems are accurate and trustworthy. And we have to shift our thinking from “supporting the business” to “being a valued consultant” and productizing our HR offerings. Productivity is why HR departments exist. Everything we do, from hiring to coaching to development to org design, is only successful if it helps the company grow. As experts in turnover, engagement, skills, and leadership, we in HR have to make people and the organization productive every day. 2024 is a year to focus on this higher mission. One final thing: take care of yourself. Excerpts from: https://lnkd.in/e3x2agWX HR Predictions for 2024: The Global Search For Productivity – JOSH BERSIN
