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This year has been an uncertain one, so all the more
reason to celebrate those guiding the HR profession
through the turbulence. By JENNY ROPER
Ambiguity. It’s a word that
crops up in pretty much
every conversation HR magazine
has for this piece exploring what
kind of year it’s been for HR in
terms of challenges and
opportunities – and what this all
means for HR influence.
The current political situation
is the chief culprit. You will
need to insert your own sentence
or two here regarding the latest
developments when you read
this. And even if the deal or
no-deal situation is slightly
clearer at the time of reading,
the impact each scenario will
have on the UK’s economy and
organisations is still unknown.
Which means 2019 and
beyond is all about HR striking a
balance between existing – and
helping their organisations to
exist – comfortably in a state of
flux but not being immobilised
by this.
“We’ve just not known what
will hit next,” says Angela
O’Connor, founder and CEO of
The HR Lounge, former HR
director at the Crown
Prosecution Service, and a
member of the panel helping to
compile the HR Most Influential
(HRMI) practitioners rankings
each year.
16 HR October 2019 hrmagazine.co.uk
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