I’m sure you’ll all agree that 2018 has seen exciting developments take place in the Human Resources sector.

Companies across the globe continue the search to transform their workforce with alternative, innovative methods and this year it’s clear that leaders are taking a closer look at the ‘talent experience’ as an attraction and retention strategy.

Data from research indicates that the strategy to focus on the talent experience is a priority for 2018 and employers rightfully believe that technology will be a crucial factor in its success, with 51 per cent of businesses increasing their investments in tech to improve the talent experience and 46 per cent increasing tech investments to boost the candidate experience.

But what has that got to do with our HR Guru lists?

Well, we believe that our lists of HR Gurus will collectively lead you to the right resources and guidance needed to keep up to date with the latest trends in HR, as you can see and hear for yourself how they are implementing these strategies to support their own organizations.

Unlike our previous A-Z lists, there is no specific theme to be identified within our HR Gurus this quarter by way of where they are located or what they specialize in.

In fact, our experts in human resources in Q2 2018 can be found in Latvia, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia, Denmark, China, US and the UK and are sharing the latest HR trends in organizational development, change management, coaching and leadership nurturing and use of new HR technology such as Blockchain and AI – all of which will contribute to the whole talent experience.

These HR Gurus are considered experts in the field of Human Resources for good reason!  Inclusive of transformational experts, professors researching sustainable ways to achieve a competitive advantage, blockchain enthusiasts looking at the implications of introducing blockchain to HR and big data fanatics who are making improvements through system evolution and analytical data to give fact-based advisory and insights into business challenges…  There’s much to learn from our list of HR Gurus this quarter.

Creating a positive work environment should always be a goal, but as the economy continues to improve and as the labor market continues to put candidates squarely in the driver’s seat, it’s more important than ever for employers to hold up their end of the bargain

As always, we have included links to our HR Gurus LinkedIn profiles so you can see which articles they are liking, publications they are reading, companies they are inspired by and insights they are sharing.

You may even be lucky enough to see some of these influencers as key speakers at global HR events!

So whilst there’s no doubt that HR is evolving rapidly and technology is playing a critical role in the current talent experience strategy, the human element is just as important (actually, more so) which is why having access to the advice and guidance of our HR Gurus will allow you to follow their journeys during these ground-breaking times.

  Jeanne Achille, Tech PR & Marketing Expert | Women in HR Tech Conference Chair | Business Strategist | Speaker 

  John Boudreau, Professor and Research Director, University of Southern California 

  Vítor Carvalho, Executive Director at APG – Portuguese Association of People Management 

  Lloyd D’Castro, Employee Assistance Program | Organisational Development Specialist | Change Management | Executive Coaching | Perth 

  Ita Eglite, Recruitment and Training specialist at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital 

  Gordana Frgačić, HR Director at Pevec and Author 

  Claire Gannon, VP Human Resources, EMEA at Vertiv Co 

  Roos Hijner, HR Advies & Onderwijs | Verbinden | Leven Lang Leren | Psychologie van Arbeid & Gezondheid 

  Sehrish I., Senior HR Manager at Procter & Gamble 

  Leon Jiang, SAP China HR Solution Director 

  Søren Kold, People Analytics expert helping businesses move forward through insights into their workforce 

  Irena Leonenko, Executive Director of Latvian Association for People Management 

  Aco Momcilovic, Crypto Enthusiast / Trader / ICO Investor and Advisor (Tolar.io; Cryptotask.org) 

  David Nevogt, Co-Founder at Hubstaff.com 

  Liene Ozolkāja, HR Consulting, Career Advisory 

  Frida Polli, CEO and co-founder of pymetrics 

  Fatima Qadeer, HR Business Leader at Afiniti.com 

  Frank Roebroek, Independent consultant and Senior Partner at HR Trend Institute 

  Mark Spears, Global Head of the People & Change Centre of Excellence and Global Head of Management Consulting Capabilities at KPMG 

  Terje Tiiman, Delivering Happiness as HR Manager at Omniva 

  Dave Ulrich, Speaker, Author, Professor, Thought Partner on HR, Leadership, and Organization 

  Marina Volkova, HR Business partner – airBaltic 

  Lucas Van Wees, Member of the Board Metropool Area of Amsterdam bij VNO-NCW West 

  Ji Xiaomei, HR manager at Salmon 

  Holly Yuan, VP, Chief Operating Officer of SAP Labs China, Head of SAP.io Venture Labs China 

  Agata Zasada (MBA, CPHR), People & Culture @ Spence Diamonds 

Is there anyone you think should be included on our HR Guru list?  If so, we would love to know who and find out why, so leave us a comment below!

Robyn.

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