World Economic Forum predicts 75 million jobs lost to automation by 2022. However, they predict that 133 million jobs will be created for a net gain of 58 million jobs. They also state that productivity improvement will be the watchword of the next 5 years!
HR should "own" productivity management and reporting yet it rarely resides there. Who in your organization has more expertise in the effective utilization of human resources?
Perhaps the real value of HR lies in areas that generally have been ignored. Bringing these functions to the foreground may have a big payoff for HR and the organization.
If we keep doing what we have been doing, we will keep getting what we have been getting! Maybe its not their perception that needs changing, maybe its our focus.
HR professionals need to understand how healthcare productivity is determined and managed. No other subject will provide a bigger payoff for the organization and the department!