What is the one ingredient required to unleash business innovation in a 21st century global environment? If you answered a knowledge-based, strategically focused, and globally capable workforce, then you are one of the few companies that have begun to tap into this growing paradigm shift. In the coming years, the role of HR will shift radically from one focused merely on locally grown talent retention and acquisition to a function more suited in helping organizations manage complex business issues in a radically fast paced globally hyper-mobile environment. Issues such as “People Risk Analysis”, “Predictive Analytics” and “Transformational Leadership” are placing the HR professional square and center at the heart of the enterprise and responsible for its ultimate success. People will be at the heart of a globally focused marketplace, and HR will be the only mitigating factor between an innovative workforce and an organization that misses the mark.