As “strategic
success” is redefined to include more constituents, “talent decision makers” will increasingly
include employees, governments, communities and families. As the objectives become ever
more diverse, measures that articulate logic and support decisions become ever more
important. Measurement will take us far beyond simply justifying HR practices, or making the
HR function seem more business like. HR measurement will fulfill the promise of improving
talent decisions throughout organizations, which was the ultimate goal of measurement in the
first place.