What attracted you initially to a career in HR? Chances are, it wasn’t the opportunity to fill out forms, perform accreditation checks, resolve insurance conflicts, analyze compensation data, or — most of all — create and email spreadsheets.
HR is about people. Its primary task is to add real and sustainable value to the human contribution in an organization. Yet today, HR technologies, for all their benefits, have the potential to separate HR professionals from the situations, skills, and individuals they wish to benefit most.