'HR should take advantage of change'
03/06/2008(16:57)
HR professionals need to take advantage of rapid changes in the workplace to help mould the future of their organisations, industry experts have urged.
Speaking to Personnel Today, Mike Taylor, director of HR transformation and services at Vodafone said those in industry should harness changes to the advantage of businesses.
"Our businesses are changing and evolving really rapidly. HR should be right at the forefront of change, along with the business leaders, making sure they're helping their businesses evolve for the future," he explained.
Dermot Toberty, director of people and organisational development services at Royal Mail told the publication that in times of change, HR professionals must be able to define what they can add to their businesses.
They should think about their produce as if in a manufacturing environment, he advised.
Meanwhile, a study by think-tank the Adecco Institute recently concluded that HR must adopt a new role if it is to successfully manage the talent of skilled workers as more opportunities arise for employees to work across the globe.
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