Traditional vs. Strategic HR: How to Guide the Business Into the Future

This is your HR News Flash, your briefing on talent management and the world of work from HRCI.

Traditional versus strategic HR functions differentiate the role HR professionals can play as innovative business leaders. Here is how shifting from a traditional to a strategic HR mindset can support your organization's long-term success.

Identify performance indicators.

Here are three future performance indicators: 

  • Improving the organization’s mission and vision.
  • Innovative thinking, planning and execution of new products and services.
  • Deploy new sources to measure metrics, trends and insights.

Upgrade your approach

Upgrading your approach can impact long-term areas such as collaboration, project management and future organizational functions. Performance indicators can impact business outcomes.

Distinguish traditional from strategic HR.

Traditional HR is transactional and reactive. Strategic HR involves creating a workplace that is better equipped to clarify a purpose and practices inclusivity. This is where HR can have the biggest strategic impact. 

This concludes your HR News Flash. HRCI prepares HR leaders for the digital age. Thanks for listening. Check back soon for the workplace news you need. Learn more at HRCI.org.

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