"Bye Bye HR?": What HR will look like in the future

It’s the end of HR as we know it, according to one leading expert.

Ben Whitter, Organisational Development Leader, has claimed that it is time for employers to look at HR’s function in the business as a whole. Following Airbnb’s recent decision to redefine their HR department with the appointment of a new Global Head of Employee Experience, Whitter questions HR’s traditional roles.

“The best people and HR leaders I know have been labeled maverick at one time or another,” explains Whitter, “because they build something that goes against the norm, they challenge the status quo, and they see beyond the perceived limitations of their function and therefore extend well beyond it. They bring meaning to the workplace and it runs through everything that affects people.

“I’m an optimist, but I’m certainly not alone in thinking HR and organisations are on the verge of a major moment in their history together. In fact, it's happening already.”