I am a people person. Have always been. And over a 33 year career, I have been closely associated with senior HR professionals across the largest and tiniest organizations, both as colleagues and clients.
But the one thing that I find alarming, is the rate at which the HR industry is evolving over the last year or two.
The world of HR is changing. The assuredness about the ‘way it is done’ is gone. Not gradually. But with a gut wrenching suddenness, that has left a large number of professionals unsure about their future.
Across the globe, HR professionals are being replaced by automation and AI, leaving many with the burning question. What next? Does one pivot after spending years building a career, or does one evolve to stay relevant?
For decades, HR professionals built careers on education, experience, and process expertise. Recruitment, performance management, learning and development, compliance, employee relations… functions that evolved over time, creating a profession that became increasingly sophisticated and strategic.
Today, however, a new force is reshaping the landscape.
Automation and artificial intelligence are no longer emerging concepts. They are operational realities. Tasks that once required hours of human effort can now be completed in minutes. Workflows are being automated. Decisions are being augmented. Entire categories of administrative work are being redesigned.
The implications for HR are profound. Jobs are changing. Roles are being redefined. Skills that once guaranteed career progression are no longer sufficient on their own.
Yet much of the conversation surrounding these changes remains either overly optimistic or unnecessarily alarmist.
I believe that neither approach serves the profession.
And hence we have launched CHRGHR. A platform that was created because HR professionals deserve honest conversations about what is happening around them and what they can do about it.
We are not here to glorify AI.
Nor are we here to predict the end of HR.
Our belief is simple: HR is not becoming irrelevant. Unprepared HR is.
The value of HR was never in processing forms, managing workflows, or administering systems. The true value of HR lies elsewhere… in judgement, context, ethics, leadership, culture, and understanding people in ways that machines cannot.
The challenge facing the profession is not whether change is coming. The challenge is how we respond to it.
CHRGHR exists to help HR leaders, practitioners, and future professionals move from fear to understanding, and from understanding to action.
Through articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, expert perspectives, and real-world experiences, we will explore the questions that matter most.
CHRGHR is not a vendor platform. It is not a marketing channel. It is not a space for empty reassurance.
It is a platform for thoughtful, practical, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about the future of work and the future of HR.
For younger professionals, we hope it becomes a source of guidance and perspective.
For experienced leaders, we hope it becomes a place to share hard-earned wisdom and engage in meaningful dialogue about what comes next.
The future of HR is already being written.
The question is not whether the profession will change.
The question is who will change with it.
Welcome to CHRGHR.