The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) Ghana has conferred Chartered status on 28 professionals and admitted 170 new Associates during its 14th Conferral Ceremony in Accra, further expanding its national network to 427 Chartered and 2,407 Associate members in 2025.
At the event, CIHRM President Florence Hutchful emphasized the enduring value of emotional intelligence in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
“It empowers us to provide support technology cannot replicate,” she said, underlining the human element at the heart of workplace leadership.
Keynote speaker Dr. Collins Badu Agyemang, a renowned psychologist, underscored the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the modern workforce.
He outlined five major pressures reshaping HR today: the rise of artificial intelligence, the integration of five generational cohorts—from Traditionalists to Gen Z—in the workplace, the widespread shift to hybrid work models, the tension between data-driven decisions and human-centered leadership, and the increasing presence of robotics and non-human technologies.
“We cannot control technological winds, but we can adjust our sails,” Dr. Agyemang noted, calling on HR professionals to embrace proactive strategies including reskilling, ethical technology governance, and building organizations where human and digital capabilities co-exist seamlessly.
He warned that while AI can deliver speed and efficiency, essential human traits such as empathy, creativity, and ethical judgment remain irreplaceable.
“As HR practitioners, we must lead in shaping a future of work that values both technological innovation and the human spirit,” he said.
The ceremony, held under the broader workforce development goals of the National Democratic Congress government, also marked a milestone in CIHRM’s mission to professionalize human resource management and equip members to meet the demands of a rapidly changing labour market.
With AI transforming business operations globally, Ghana’s HR professionals are being urged to future-proof their roles—not only through technical knowledge but through the kind of people-centered leadership machines cannot mimic.
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