| In an increasingly globalised world, nations and organizations are continually rediscovering their potential for competitive advantage. While different countries are endowed with different sets and levels of natural resources, one common resource across nations, which has limitless potential for appreciation over time is the human resource. Nations and organizations alike have woken up to this reality particularly in this century when ‘knowledge economy’ has begun to impact their overall economic, social and political landscape.
For human resource to be highly productive, innovative and delivering on the challenges, it would need to be given prime focus- for its nourishment, development and enhancement. An organization which believes in the immense potential of human resource and pursues its human resource policies in tandem with its belief, is most likely to get maximum value out of its investment. What are those belief systems, policies and practices which are followed by the most respected and most successful organizations around the world? What are the new competencies required for enriching the human capital in this century? How are they implemented and with what results? Are there any experiences that can teach us some lessons and which will help in strengthening our organisations’ competitive edge?
These and many more such contemporary issues in the domain of HR are part of the staple diet of Academy of HRD. The academy- a professional body, created by scholarly community of academics and reflective practitioners-is engaged in promoting systematic study of HR development theories, processes & practices and in encouraging application of HRD research. The academy also offers high value training programmes for enhancing HR competencies and for developing them as world class people managers.
I am delighted that through this website, we are able to reach out to large number of HR bodies and professionals around the world. I do hope, this website will generate good amount of interest and act as a forum for exchange of ideas on this important subject of the 21st century. | 
