
Over the last few decades, the role of the CHRO has changed in ways that are not always visible from the outside.
Formally, the function is still called Human Resources. Many familiar responsibilities remain. But the nature of the work has shifted. As technology has altered how organizations operate, the most important questions facing the CHRO are no longer about policies, programs, or processes.
They are about design.
As AI, automation, and digital platforms reshape work, organizations make a series of choices, often implicitly, about how humans and machines will interact, how roles will evolve, how skills will be developed and redeployed, how learning will keep pace with change, how culture will be sustained across distance and scale, and how people will be treated when disruption is unavoidable.
These choices determine whether technology amplifies human contribution or erodes it.
Imprint: Penguin Business
Published: Nov/2026
ISBN: 9789377307332 (Hardback)
Length : 272 Pages
MRP : ₹999.00