HR Transformation Finally Comes of Age
Date posted
3 February 2015
Reading time
5 Minutes
HR Transformation Finally Comes of Age
It is just over 18 years since Dave Ulrich first started talking about HR Transformation in the form we know it now. During that time, many promises have been made but not delivered, and HR has mostly not transformed itself as envisioned, but rather evolved gradually.
What Was The Vision
In his 1996 book "Human Resources Champions: The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering results", Ulrich proposed that the HR function should transform by:
- Creating centres of expertise and shared services, rather than all HR staff trying to cover all HR areas
- Hence creating efficiencies and therefore cost savings
- Freeing themselves up to become a strategic partner to the business