Future-Focused HR: Reorienting the Function to Lead the Organization
Recent disruptions have forced HR to the front of many organization-wide decisions. But rather than just reacting to these disruptions, HR must reorient the function to set the stage for leading the organization into the future. In this session, we’ll share the latest SHRM research on the strategies HR needs to deploy to drive ROI across the organization.
Learning Outcome 1: Understand the key dimensions of a new HR maturity model.
Learning Outcome 3: Learn practical advice from high-performing organizations that have driven ROI effectively across the organization.
Learning Outcome 2: Discover which HR activities have the greatest impact on organization-wide outcomes.
James Atkinson
James Atkinson is the VP, Thought Leadership at SHRM, where he leads research teams uncovering key insights on the challenges and trends affecting HR and the workplace. James joined SHRM with more than 15 years of research, data, and product experience, having spent a decade in various leadership roles within the HR industry. Prior to SHRM, James was the Vice President of Data Products at Payscale, where he was responsible for the overall strategy, development, and delivery of data products for compensation professionals. He also spent 9 years at Gartner, finishing his tenure there as the Managing Vice President of Data Products for the HR research and advisory practice. Across his career, his teams have created award-winning research and data products for HR executives and their teams on topics including learning and development, total rewards, recruiting, talent management, HR strategy, HR technology, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. This work has been featured in top business journals and media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.
James holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Ohio State University.
Derrick Scheetz
Derrick Scheetz, MS, SHRM-CP, is a senior researcher on SHRM’s thought leadership team, where he has worked since 2018. Derrick has led workplace research on civility, empathy, inclusion & diversity, second-chance hiring, skilled credentials, human capital & talent benchmarking metrics, and SHRM’s Annual Benefits Survey. He has also led and presented research for philanthropic and corporate partnerships. Derrick earned an MS degree in applied industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Baltimore and a BA degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
