Overview
The role of HR has never been more important. As organizations navigate significant business transformation, workforce disruption, shifting employee expectations, and the rapid adoption of AI, HR leaders are increasingly being asked to help their organizations adapt, build resilience, and drive sustainable growth.
Today’s HR function is expected not only to manage talent, but also to lead organizational change, shape workforce strategy, build future-ready capabilities, and help create environments where people and technology can thrive together.
In this virtual working group, CAHRS Executive Director Beth Flynn-Ferry will lead a peer-to-peer discussion with HR for HR leaders focused on how organizations are preparing their own HR functions for the future. Participants will share experiences, challenges, and emerging practices across four areas: HR skills and competencies, HR career development, HR burnout and wellbeing, and HR operating models.
The session will be highly interactive, with participants expected to come prepared to share perspectives from their own organizations and engage actively in discussion.
Potential topics of discussion
HR Skills and Competencies
- What capabilities will HR professionals need to succeed in an environment increasingly shaped by AI, analytics, and continuous change?
- Which skills are becoming more important across the HR function?
- How are organizations identifying and closing capability gaps within HR?
HR Career Development
- How can organizations create meaningful career pathways for HR professionals?
- How are organizations preparing the next generation of HR leaders?
- What experiences, assignments, and development opportunities are most valuable for building broader HR capability?
HR Burnout and Wellbeing
- How can HR teams sustain their impact while managing increasing demands?
- What pressures are contributing most to burnout within HR?
- How are organizations supporting the wellbeing and resilience of their own HR teams?
HR Operating Models
- How are organizations redesigning HR structures, service delivery, and partnerships?
- How are AI and automation changing the way HR work gets done?
- What operating model changes are helping HR deliver greater business value?
Who should attend
This session is designed for HR leaders responsible for developing and supporting the HR function itself, including HR for HR leaders, HR talent leaders, HR capability and development leaders, HR transformation leaders, and others responsible for HR operating models, workforce planning, or organizational effectiveness within HR.
Participants should be prepared to share practices and challenges from their own organizations and engage actively in peer discussion.
Participation expectations
To support meaningful discussion and best-practice sharing, registration for CAHRS working groups is limited.
Please register only if you expect to attend the full session. Participants are encouraged to consider the discussion topics in advance and come prepared to contribute their own experiences and perspectives.
We also strongly encourage participants to join on camera to support a more engaging peer exchange. If your plans change after registering, please let us know as soon as possible, as working groups often have waiting lists.
