
EmpowerHR 2025: Celebrating the Shift to HR as a Strategic Driver
The role of HR is changing faster than ever. As someone who’s spent over two decades in this field, I can confidently say that this moment is pivotal. HR leaders have been at the center of critical workforce junctures: dealing with a global pandemic, remote and hybrid work, return-to-office, and workforce burnout, to name a few. What’s changing is the role we take. Human resources leaders have too often been defined as the overseers of processes like performance reviews, compliance, and administrative tasks. While those things still matter greatly, it’s time to look at our impact through a broader, more strategic