CULTURAL SHIFT AND DIGITAL
DISRUPTION ARE CHANGING THE WAY
WE DO BUSINESS, AND THE VERY
FABRIC OF THE ECONOMY. DAVE ULRICH
TELLS US HOW HR CAN KEEP PACE.
HR has long been envisioned by those not exactly “in the
know” as the gatekeepers, red-tape dispensers or the unglamorous
pushers of paper in a business ecosystem.
While generally an unfair assessment, it is true that HR
has historically been regarded as an administrative function as opposed
to a strategic one.
But the times, as they say, they are a changin’.
We are facing incredible changes in technology, information and
automation – incredible changes worldwide – and sweeping economic
changes following suit. And Dave Ulrich – recently named
the most influential HR thinker of the decade – says this will disrupt
the status quo not just for business in general, but for the
entire HR function.
cover feature
“HR IS NOT ABOUT HR
– IT’S ABOUT THE
BUSINESS.”
– DAVE ULRICH
By Liz Bernier
HRPROFESSIONALNOW.CA ❚ JULY 2017 ❚ 19
