A very direct article Why We Hate HR? makes a simple point: in a knowledge economy, companies with the best talent win, so why, HR people are neither strategic nor leaders?

We certainly agree with the first statement, best talent win(s) but I think HR as we know it, should not try to be strategic. As we already described, HR is not talent and skills, HR is not talent management; HR is first and foremost benefits, payroll, administration and lastly talent, (and sometime learning).

Maybe the new wave of Talent Management software will finally enable Talent Managers to speak like some of our customers do, saying: we contributed last year to $0.02 EPS!

Then and only then Fast Company could write their article Why We Love Talent Management.