Six Compentencies

Six Competencies for the Future of HRWilma StoutDelta State University

iMBA

June 18,2015

SIX COMPETENCIES FOR THE OF HUMAN RESOURCE

INTRODUCTION

Human resource is very dynamic. This is because human resource work has evolved over the years. The main causes for this evolutionary the three waves the profession has experienced in the past. It is believed that all the three waves were similar in the way they began progresses and eventually stabilized. The first wave was mainly associated with Human Resource administration. It mainly emphasized on the work of administration of HR and focused issues such as working conditions, service delivery, terms of work and regulatory compliance. The second wave was responsible for HR practices some of which are still applied up to date. The third wave saw the development of HR strategy. The Human Resource thus took a more strategic role (Ulrich, 2012).

Several changes have occurred that have greatly threatened Human Resource. These changes include globalization, technological innovations and the worldwide economic crisis among others. This is what has led the forth wave that is currently being experienced. This wave is seen as the future Human resource and focuses on looking at human resource from the outside in (Rothwell & Prescott, 1998). It encouraged the leadership to go outside their organizations in search of new to customers and investors. For this to occur, they have to be aware of and master the six competencies associated with future human resource.

THE SIX COMPETENCIES OF THE FUTURE HR

I previously worked for Walmart, a big corporation in the retail business. I believe that its Human Resource should be restructured to incorporate the following competencies if it is to remain in business.

1. Credible activists

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