HR’s future is as the 'insightful' function

The next stage of HR’s evolution is to become an “insight-driven” function, drawing understanding from data and using it to fuel sustainable business performance, delegates were told.

Sophie Ireland, CIPD consultant and director of Mirror HR consultancy, told the conference that HR is in a “unique position” to garner knowledge relating to the people side of the business, and should use these insights about risk, challenges and opportunities to help their organisations become “more change-ready”.