Amanager states that "hrd must become more strategic." what does this statement mean, and what can hrd professionals do to practice "strategic hrd? "

 Strategic Human Resource Development(SHRD) can be defined as a systematic process of developing the skills and competencies of people through talent development, leadership development, employee development, performance and training development.

Strategic Human Resource Development is basically how human resource development is applied and aligned to achieve the organizational goals and objectives.

One of the important components of SHRD is training, selection and development.

Employees need to be imparted with adequate training to develop their skills and be motivated enough with right kind of incentives and compensation system so as to boost their efficiency, retain their services and to ensure that their activities are in alignment with organizational goals and strategies.