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ou saw him live at HR Summit 2014, where he gave an exclusive masterclass on how business leaders could deliver sustained business results by partnering with their HR functions. Three years on, Dave Ulrich, the “father of modern HR”, is coming back – this time as the headline inspiration for Smart Workforce Summit 2017. Ahead of that September event, HRM Asia has again caught up with one of the globe’s most esteemed HR thought leaders. In this exclusive chat, Ulrich charts the continuing evolution of HR, predicting that tomorrow’s HR will shift away from the ongoing “war for talent” to a goal of “victory through organisation”. In an age where disruption is the only constant, Ulrich also shares how HR needs to step up its own game, and move from being a “trusted advisor” to a “credible activist”. Staying on the theme of disruption, HRM Asia also takes a closer look at how recruitment and onboarding practices have evolved in this region. The emergence of recruitment through automation tools is certainly changing the talent acquisition function, so will traditional third party recruitment agencies soon be out of a job themselves? HRM Asia also charts the growing adoption of “e-onboarding” tools to complement traditional new hire welcome strategies, and explains how such efforts are helping to increase employee engagement at all levels of service. And how does a single HR team of 73 manage nearly 10,000 employees? In this edition’s HR Insider, Marina Bay Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent resort properties, shares how employee engagement is key to ensuring that the integrated resort consistently runs like clockwork.
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