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SHRM Vision, Guiding Principles, & Mission

SHRM Vision - SHRM is the Global Voice of the Profession

SHRM Guiding Principles:

V= Valuing People as Individuals: We care about the people within our organizations and our profession; we strive to help individuals reach their full potential.

I = Influence: We are leaders and catalysts for change, working within our organizations to ensure fair treatment of people, anticipating the effects of social, business and economic trends on the workplace, and acting to positively affect these trends.

S = Service: We strive to provide our peers, business partners, clients and communities of interest with prompt, high-quality service. We encourage volunteerism to promote our profession.

I = Integrity: We apply the highest ethical standards to ourselves and to the profession.

O = Opportunity: We provide professional development opportunities that promote organizational and individual achievement. We also seek opportunities to advance the profession.

N = New Ideas: We are open to and initiate new ideas; we are committed to being future-focused, responsive to workplace and societal trends, and entrepreneurial in spirit and action.

SHRM Mission Statement

SHRM will:

  • Be the primary influencer of workplace policies and practices that benefit our members and the organizations they serve;

  • Build a broad and actively engaged membership that ensures dissemination of leading practices to the workplace;

  • Be the major source for building strong competence and developing the talent and leadership of people in our organizations;

  • Ensure a solid financial structure that permits reinvestment in initiatives and learning that advances the state of the profession;

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