HR in focus: how’s the profession changing?
Over the last 20 years, HR has evolved from a support function to a strategic one – where does it go next?
HR has evolved from a basic support function to a strategic one. But the profession is still changing as digitalisation reshapes the workforce. View our webinar for expert analysis from leading HR thought leaders on emerging HR roles.
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Over the past 20 years, HR has evolved from a basic support function to a strategic one. But the profession is still changing as digitalisation continues to reshape the workforce.
To meet growing business needs, HR teams must become more flexible in the way they operate. Some organisations are looking to divide HR into separate teams so they provide distinct operations.
But what will this new function look like and what are the implications? How can we ensure that teams are properly equipped for change? And will it still be called ‘Human Resources’?
Join our webinar, ‘HR in focus: how’s the profession changing?’, brought to you in partnership with CoreHR, for expert analysis and practical advice from leading HR thought leaders.
We will cover:
- Which new HR roles are emerging as workplace structures continue to shift
- Why HR teams need to be more flexible in their approach
- How HR teams can practically be divided up
- What the next few years hold for the HR function
- How technology is enabling HR transformation for future business growth
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Alan is passionate about HR technology and how it can enable organisations to grow globally. With a background in business strategy and development, he has been working in the HCM & Payroll software area for over 14 years. Now with CoreHR, Alan is helping mid-sized to multinational organisations across all vertical markets select world class HR technology that can align HR more strategically within their business.
Gary is currently HR Director at Trafford College, near Manchester. Prior to that he was Head of HR & OD for Golden Gates Housing Trust (later Torus) for 12 years, and also has experience of working in education, a call centre, a national charity and an international pharmaceuticals company. He has managed and delivered CIPD, ILM and CIH programmes for various providers for several years. He speaks regularly at conferences and events about leadership and HR matters, and is involved in mentoring aspiring HR professionals. Outside work, he's a keen sportsman - competing in triathlons regularly - father to three lovely children and husband to a long-suffering wife. He's on Twitter (@Gary_Cookson) and also has his own blog – http://hrtriathlete.blogspot.co.uk
After starting his working life as a lecturer in Psychology, Neil started a career in HR management in 1996. For the next 12 years he worked in a variety of specialist and generalist HR roles in FTSE100 companies, including Rentokil Initial and GUS (which latterly became Home Retail Group).
Neil joined the Random House Group in 2008 taking responsibility for strategic people issues across their publishing and distribution offices in the UK, APAC, India and South Africa. He was one of the main leads in helping to steer and finalise the global merger between Random House and Penguin – the most significant merger in publishing history.
Neil has won numerous industry awards and is a regular commentator on workplace issues for a number of trade and generalist publications. He writes his own popular blog, Change-Effect and tweets as @neilmorrison.
In 2015, Neil was appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development.
Georganna Simpson is People Management Insight's lead content manager, responsible for producing engaging, interactive and useful content in association with industry partners. She joined in October 2014.