HR as a Key Stakeholder in a Company has never been more so strategic as in 2026. With advancement of technology that rapidly changing the workforce landscape, HR has to be the one who supports and facilitates workforce transformation withing a company. AI's role becomes a workforce itself, meaning that workforce collaboration with the technology also adds to the pressure on workforce to learn and integrate in the new environment.

The process of setting goals helps better view which are the next steps to take. Though goal setting is not part of many departments' activity, its importance and its results are proven time and time again. A goal setting guide for HR can help this process by giving a blueprint for this process.

The more the goals are defined, easier is to understand and to plan the steps that are contributing to achieve them on the long term.

Strategic HR contributes the company goals also, thus HR goals and activities have to be aligned with the ones of the company.