Karen McCullough speaks to HR Professionals giving them the formula to grow their credibility and professionalism via personal branding. Human Resource Management can be approached in two fundamentally different ways. Human resources employees can fill purely administrative roles, simply facilitating the paperwork involved for tasks such as hiring new employees and handling workers' compensation insurance. Or HR employees can become strategic contributors to company success. Transforming the HR function into a strategic contributor can take your workforce strategies to the next level, increasing the value of your human capital to accrue distinct competitive advantages. What are the most important characteristics of a superstar HR manager? Place the following characteristics in order of importance. A. People Skills B. Operationally efficient C. Strategic mindset D. Compliance Expert/HR Knowledge E. Understands the business/industry