Modern HR professionals seek to seize opportunities to assume significant responsibilities in driving business outcomes. In terms of learning, they are devoting considerable efforts in moving beyond mere cultural alignment to assessing individuals’ skill sets and their potential contributions for optimized organizational performance. This proactive approach underscores HR’s evolving role as a strategic partner in shaping organizational success.

HR professionals need to stay curious and seek out what they don’t know. It’s easy to stick to familiar tasks, but with the rapid changes in the industry, it’s essential to keep up with new developments. It’s also important for us to dedicate time both online and through networking, to discover emerging trends, challenges, and learn best practices from our peers and colleagues.

Secondly, try new things. The world is evolving, and outdated policies often need revision. Our HR roles provide us the perfect platform to study, lead discussions, and drive change. Clinging on to old methods prevents us from adopting newer practices. It’s one thing to find great ideas, and another to implement them.

Great ideas require time, effort, and management. We need to be able invest time to learn the best practices in project management to lead these changes.

As an HR leader, it’s important to know what’s available, and to use all the tools at your disposal to drive the implementation of your HR plans.

Rency Mathew, Global People Leader APAC, Sabre

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This quote by Rency Mathew was published on All Things Talent