HR has never been more visible in organisations, so is now the
time for HRDs to press home this advantage and transition to be
more strategic?
The post-pandemic world is undoubtedly characterised as
"VUCA", with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and
ambiguity. It's a reality that all departments of a business
need to react, but if there's one function at the epicentre of
change more than most, it's HR.
Changing enterprise priorities, hybrid working, employee
resilience and wellbeing, and latterly the "great
resignation", coupled with new business-critical needs, have
all reinforced the unambiguous conclusion of Hackett Group, in its
HR Issues 2022 study, that Covid-19 was "HR's breakthrough
moment".
