3 Reasons for HR to Connect Learning and Performance

So much has changed in the HR, learning, and talent development field over my 15-plus-year career: the fluctuation of talent pools, the demands of a modern workforce, and the speed of change that businesses face. Add the coronavirus to the mix, and any ideas you had about change management were about to, well, change.

The impact of these demands—on recruiting, retention, learning, development, talent strategy, employee productivity, and performance—has left many HR professionals wondering, “What exactly is HR’s value proposition and function?”

The fact remains that—global crisis or not—the HR function continues to include managing those routine yet essential processes: recruiting, hiring, onboarding paperwork, legal compliance, harassment training, and workforce planning, to name a few.