- The concept of Systemic HR®, was developed exclusively by The Josh Bersin Company over two years of research and is now a registered trademark
- CHROs at large brands are increasingly engaging with Systemic HR to fully leverage its innovations
- Systemic HR is predicted to become central to HR practices by the second half of the decade, according to Josh Bersin Company research
OAKLAND, Calif., March 3, 2025 -- The Josh Bersin Company, the world's most trusted HR advisory firm, is pleased to announce that its patented concept, Systemic HR®, developed two years ago, is now emerging as the most groundbreaking and foundational idea in modern, digital Human Relations.
Only the fully realized Systemic HR approach can be the game-changer your organization needs
The growing acceptance of Systemic HR concepts is evident in three key ways: the increasing ubiquity of the idea, as seen in how LLMs like ChatGPT now recognize its core components, the number of large brands who have adopted the approach, and the December grant of full trademark status to The Josh Bersin Company, solidifying its intellectual and commercial ownership of the framework.
The usage of the concept is not only picked up by ChatGPT, but is seen in recent mentions of Systemic HR in U.S. business press, such as a recent Forbes' article, which discusses how "transitioning to Systemic HR models that leverage AI and talent analytics can streamline processes and create a more employee-focused environment."
Systemic HR is increasingly a major unifying theme for Josh Bersin Company's large brand clients in all three "Big Reset" sprints on the topic, dozens of advisory workshops, and bootcamps delivered in 2024 for Josh Bersin Company clients and others, and the take up of 17 dedicated Systemic HR reports, tools, case studies, and WhatWorks podcasts over that period.
Additionally, Systemic HR represents a critical imperative to enabling the rise of the AI-empowered "superworker" and building "superworker" organizations. In early 2025, new Josh Bersin Company research highlighted that AI must be applied to HR to ensure organizations and employees remain competitive and productive. Systemic HR brings functional silos together and focuses on cross-training HR to move from "service delivery" to "problem-solving" while elevating employees to focus on their top-of-license skills and most creative contributions, rather than repeatable, time-heavy tasks.
Already, its ability to solve critical strategic talent, skills, and HCM issues has been confirmed by Systemic HR® projects at global blue-chip organizations.
Commenting on the momentum and market demand for Systemic HR thinking, global industry analyst and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, Josh Bersin, says:
"With the imminent rise of the AI-powered 'Superworker,' organizations must urgently operationalize Systemic HR to lay the foundation for integrated, digital human capital management—an essential step to meet the challenges of the late 2020s. We coined the term 'systemic' because HR must approach the workplace as a unified system, not a collection of disconnected parts.
"While it's encouraging to see some level of 'systemic' HR entering the conversation, a superficial understanding isn't enough. Only the complete framework, tools, and best practices of Systemic HR® can deliver its full transformative potential.
"Our message for 2025 is simple: systemic HR is a great starting point—but only the fully realized Systemic HR approach can be the game-changer your organization needs."
About Systemic HR®
Over two years and debuting at the start of 2023 as a full practise, Josh Bersin Company analysts worked with HR organizations worldwide to understand what makes the best companies so effective in their HR functions. Using our largest-ever global dataset, with exclusive inputs from our research collaborator LinkedIn, we analyzed 107 HR strategies across four core data sources:
- A survey of 107 HR strategies from 1,000+ companies globally, representing 26 million employees, along with 50+ in-depth CHRO interviews
- 12 Josh Bersin Company HR domain Definitive Guide studies, covering 1,000+ practices and 10,000+ companies, with maturity models and frameworks
- The Josh Bersin Company HR Capability Assessment of 9,000 HR practitioners on 92 capability areas
- LinkedIn data, featuring 7.5 million real HR practitioner profiles, millions of job postings, 250 HR roles, and 400 HR skills.
The result was the insight that Systemic HR® is not just a new operating model, but the new HR operating system designed for the post-industrial world, and now essential for business success. The research also revealed that companies with Systemic HR functions are:
- 2x more likely to exceed financial targets
- 2x more likely to delight customers
- 12x more likely to accomplish high levels of workforce productivity
- 9x more likely to engage and retain talent
- 7x more likely to adapt well to change.
About The Josh Bersin Company
The most trusted human capital advisors in the world. More than a million HR and business leaders rely on us to help them overcome their greatest challenges.
Thanks to our understanding of workplace issues, informed by the largest, and most up-to-date data sets on workers and employees, we give leaders the confidence to make decisions in line with latest thinking and evidence about work and the workplace. We're great listeners, too.
There's no one like us, who understands this area so comprehensively and without bias.
We help CHROs and CEOs be better at delivering their business goals. We do that by helping you to manage people better. We are enablers at our core. We provide strategic advice and counsel supported by in-depth research, thought leadership, and unrivaled professional development, community and networking opportunities.
Our offerings include the industry's leading AI-powered HR expert assistant, Galileo™, fueled by 25 years of in-depth Bersin research, case studies, benchmarks, and market information.
We empower our clients to run their businesses better. And we empower the market by identifying results-driven practices that make work better for every person on the planet.
For more information, visit www.joshbersin.com or email info@bersinpartners.com.
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