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Matthew Schuyler may have recently changed high-profile jobs, but his commitment to the basic tenets of HR remains steadfast. Understanding the responsibility that comes with the impact HR can have on employees is "touching and humbling," he says. HR leaders should also learn to keep each day's events in perspective. MORE

As senior HR business partner, Darrin Podeschi is playing a key role in Nike's HR restructuring effort designed to create a cohesive and integrated HR function. The change has also moved HR generalists from transactional activities to working with senior business leaders. MORE

Working in a healthcare facility really pushes home the importance of the HR function, says Robert Croner, the new senior vice president of human resources for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The mission of the employees and the hospital "becomes much more real."

That mission probably won't change pursuant to the resolution of the healthcare-reform debate. But his employees still need to know that some sort of change is coming, he says, so communication on the topic is important. MORE

Timex Group keeps ticking with David Gilbert as the new senior vice president of human resources. HR's biggest challenge these days, he says, is reconciling cost-cutting efforts with investments in people and systems.

"The companies that figure this out will be best positioned when the economy improves," he says. MORE

An undergraduate degree in engineering helps this senior-level HR executive in the healthcare industry see the big picture, while at the same time, keeping the "people component" at the business-strategy table.

That combination of skills will only become more necessary as the nation seriously considers healthcare reform. MORE

As Tony Murphy sets to retire from Eli Lilly & Co., he reflects on some of the changes he's seen in the human resource function over the years -- such as the increase in globalization and the emphasis on work/life issues.

Murphy, who was senior vice president of human resources for the company, also shares some advice for HR practitioners. MORE

Expect a seat at the table -- and then show that you belong. That's the advice to HR leaders from Richard Antoine, the newly named head of the National Academy of Human Resources.

Antoine takes the post after 39 years with Procter & Gamble, but only 10 years as its human resources executive. His background was with the operational side of the business. MORE

Emphasizing creativity and appealing to a broad audience are two of the parallels between advertising and entertainment, says George Rose, the new EVP of HR for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Rose, who previously was at Ogilvy & Mather, credits his time with Larry Bossidy at Allied Signal (now part of Honeywell International) with teaching him the critical importance of HR strategies and practices.
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Michael Peel is making the transition from corporate America to academia. One of the biggest differences between GM's boardroom world and the world of Yale University is the style of leadership, he says.

"Here," he says, "you lead a lot through influence and ideas, and less through chain-of-command and organizational power" as is more common on the corporate side.
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