Human Resource Management in the 21st Century

Human Resource Professionals in the 21st Century Knowledge Age: Partner or Pariah©. As per my reponse to Gary and Issac’s emails, attached is the oversview to my current book “Human Resource Professionals in the 21st Century Knowledge Age: Partner or Pariah©.”
Thank you.
Michael

If we were to measure competence using the MBNQA, what competenceis would we need to foucs on?
Are we making forward progress as a profession?

Sexual harassment is an area of illegal discrimination. Sexual harassment is offensive conduct related to gender that a reasonable person should not have to endure at work. There are, legally speaking, two kinds of sexual harassment. The first is quid pro quo, which involves sexual favors as a prerequisite to continued employment or promotion. The [...]

Most HR professionals become involved in employee relations situations. Frequently, HR professionals are called upon to make decisions related to employee management (e.g. termination, searches, workplace violence) without the benefit of counsel. In these and other examples, the HR professional’s actions are subject to scrutiny as to the rationale for action and compliance [...]

In her article “Intelligent Use of Information Is a Powerful Corporate Tool,” author Peggy Anne Salz tells us that Alton Adams, managing director of Accenture’s Customer Insight Practice, states, “The unrelenting advance of technology is making more sophisticated analytics possible. Analytic tools and techniques have been around for decades, so why are companies making [...]

Keith H. Hammonds’ 2005 Fast Company cover story article “Why We Hate HR” brought attention to and sparked heated debate concerning the his perspective concerning the current state of human resource management as a viable profession. In presenting his view of concerning the value and professional caliber of HR professionals Hammond states “Most HR [...]

Welcome to Human Resource Management in the 21st Century!
This blog is about change and transformation focused on the human resource management industry and human resource professionals.
Change - continuing the profession and professional change that is evident and progressing globally, and transformation; transforming HR professionals into business -based, human capital professionals prepared to and capable [...]