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February 3rd 2017

Business Relevant HR: Positioning, Prioritising, and Performing

Written By Patrick M. Wright

In his presentation at Developing a Business Relevant HR Function workshop, Pat Wright proposed a new approach to ‘business relevant HR’. What is the new model about? It’s about positioning the HR function, prioritising the challenges HR works on based on the business need, and delivering actual value to the business.

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