{"id":726,"date":"2023-08-02T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sage-people-scraping-ca.local\/?p=726"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:29:57","slug":"what-is-the-role-of-human-resources-in-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/what-is-the-role-of-human-resources-in-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the role of human resources in organizations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/scraped-content\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Scraped content<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the role of human resources in organizations?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-08-02T10:34:00-04:00\">August 2, 2023<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"What is the role of human resources in organizations?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/what-is-the-role-of-human-resources-in-organizations\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/charlottepenny\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/charlotte-penny.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Headashot of Charlotte Penny\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Charlotte Penny<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human Resources (HR) is about supporting the full range of people who work in an organization, so it\u2019s an interesting and varied place to work. A role in HR and People can encompass everything from admin to strategy, working to understand what people value in the workplace in order to deliver great employee experiences, and making sure your organization has excellent processes to underpin its productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Making success happen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HR and People teams help organizations succeed by solving complex, people-related problems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Transformational-HR-Resources-Business-Strategy\/dp\/0749481323\">Perry Timms, HR author<\/a>, explains, \u201cBusiness and work is all about people. Companies have very little true value outside their people.\u201d Aadil Bandukwala, of <a href=\"https:\/\/belong.co\/\">Belong outbound hiring<\/a>, agrees: \u201cEvery day we\u2019re given a chance to\u2026 live our passions and solve complex problems that can impact the lives of millions of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagepeople.com\/about-us\/news-hub\/hr-analytics-people-science-more-than-just-reporting\/\"><strong>People Science<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HR data helps organizations understand trends, preferences and effective tactics to attract, retain, reward and develop successful employees. HR and People opinion-former and consultant <a href=\"https:\/\/joshbersin.com\/\">Josh Bersin<\/a> says, \u201cI love studying data, understanding how the economy and political factors weigh into HR strategies and how technology continues to impact HR strategies and solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Human interaction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HR and People teams interact and engage with colleagues and co-workers throughout the organization and work together as a strong People-focused team. Lisa Rosendahl, HR Director at the HR Department of Veterans Affairs and <a href=\"http:\/\/womenofhr.com\/\">co-founder of the Women of HR blog<\/a> says: \u201cI look forward to coming [to work] to see what [my colleagues] are going to do to solve a problem, provide a resource or improve a process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Strategic influence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HR and People leaders contribute to business strategy in fast-growing organizations, because of the importance of employee experience insights and programs in creating a productive and creative workforce. As AI and more technology enters the workplace, HR strategies are frequently on boardroom agendas, from engagement, reskilling and digital leadership to organizational redesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our research uncovers insights from 500+ HR leaders on how they\u2019re dealing with the HR to People transformation in the digital world of work \u2013 and how they\u2019re using technology to get ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cta-content__title\">Get a roundup of our best business advice in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-8949a954-88b2-43bb-8b8a-77c53eb34350\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR is what organisations rely on for success through people-related strategies. 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