As Sue Meisinger, CEO of SHRM describes in her response to the Fast Company article titled, Why We Hate HR:

Its time we brush off those old HR stereotypes and take a fresh look at the profession.

The same message is echoed in the featured article of the September issue of HR magazine. We see it again at the Human Capital Institute where they describe their raison detre as:

In this new world, HR functions are rapidly fragmenting – and as companies outsource traditional HR administrative functions, a new internal leadership model is emerging.

At Taleo, we agree. We believe that the model of the future is a talent management model focused on high value added strategies.

Now is the time to align talent strategies with enterprise goals and tell the business to get ready for a new generation of empowered talent leaders emerging from HR! Or maybe it will be the end of HR as we know it. If you are in charge of HR, here is my one main recommendation: understand your business. The best way to do it: recruit your talent manager from the line!