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📊 HR Trends: HR needs a redesign to stay relevant in the AI era

The research firm Gartner says that as AI reshapes work, most HR teams remain structured for routine tasks — not strategic value-creation. According to Gartner, HR leaders must rebuild their teams around new core strengths like data fluency, strategic planning, change management, and human-AI collaboration. To deliver business-impact, HR will need to move beyond administrative operations and focus on workforce design, skills planning and leadership support for transformation. Read more.

🎧 HR Insights: Why the role of CHRO is more complex than ever

As per thought-leadership from Josh Bersin, the Chief Human Resources Officer role has expanded far beyond traditional HR functions — now encompassing talent strategy, workforce design, hybrid work models, internal mobility, and employee experience. In today’s environment, CHROs must balance multiple pressures: labour shortages, changing employee expectations, hybrid/remote work demands, and the need for agility. The implication is clear: HR leaders must build deep business understanding, cross-functional skills, and strategic vision to succeed. Read more.

💡 HR Tips & Tricks

Tip of the Day: Introduce a “Reverse Mentorship Month” once a year, where junior or early-career employees mentor senior staff on emerging trends — for example, digital tools, remote collaboration, or changing workplace expectations. This builds empathy, fresh insight, and can refresh leadership perspective without heavy investment.

Trick of the Day: Before launching any new HR policy (like hybrid-work guidelines or performance review cycles), run a “policy stress test” with a cross-section of employees from different roles and seniority. Ask them to imagine real-life edge cases (e.g. remote employees travelling often, caregivers with flexible hours) and collect their input. This helps surface unintended gaps and design more robust, fair policies.

🧾 HR Case Files: Controversy at the world’s largest HR association raises trust questions

The largest global HR trade group recently asked a court to prevent a plaintiff from describing it as an expert in HR during a legal trial. The the case stems from a broader internal crisis — former employees accused the group of poor workplace culture, punitive attendance rules, rigid dress code, and inconsistent adherence to its own stated HR standards. The controversy highlights the risk when organisations that set industry norms lack internal alignment with those norms.

Key Takeaways

• Even associations leading HR discourse must live by the standards they promote.

• Reputation and trust — once compromised — can lead to membership losses or reduced influence.

• Legal and cultural challenges at such organisations can ripple out and affect the broader HR community’s credibility.

🧰 HR Toolbox

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Event of the Day - CultureCon Webinar

​In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, understanding and leveraging the strengths of a multigenerational workforce is key to organizational success. With Millennials and Gen Z now making up the majority of the workforce, leaders must adapt their strategies to bridge generational differences and foster a cohesive, high-performing environment. Learn more about how you can bridge this divide at CultureCon Webinar, happening on December 9th from 11:30 AM.

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