CPOs need to further develop the digital business acumen to understand how technical skills fit into the workplace and how to make best use of people. (Image: Shutterstock)
In this age of accelerated technology advances, workers must be regularly reskilled or upskilled – and HR leaders are no exception, according to the study, "The Future Chief People Officer: Imagine, Invent, Ignite," by SHRM's HR People + Strategy and Willis Towers Watson.
"There must be a commitment on the part of HR leaders to continue to evolve in order to ensure that the business maintains its competitive advantage — however, HR leaders can't go it alone," the authors write. "This also requires the same commitment from their C-suite peers, the CEO and the board to transform the work of HR and radically reset expectations for the CPO role."
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
