The 5 imperatives of world-class HR transformation

5. Re-skill the HR function

"One of the biggest challenges facing HR organisations is deploying people and skills that are more relevant to the core activities of the business. Top management looks to HR to help the business execute strategies more successfully and to implement the organisational changes needed to become more agile and innovative.

"World-class HR, bringing its advanced organisational skills to the table, have 20% more staff focused on leading business change. Additionally, 80% have staff who partner to a high extent with the business lines to enable organisational performance.

"Moreover, the makeup and skills of world-class HR staff are markedly different than peer organisations. World class employ a far greater number of professionals with fewer managers. This holds true across planning and strategy, employee life cycle and transactional HR processes. This indicates a staff with the ability to do more high-value work.