That's not a typo-every CHRO surveyed in the new World Economic Forum 2025 Outlook ranked 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻 and 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 among their top 3 competencies for HR success.

And nearly 90% put it at #1.

Why? One CHRO summed it up perfectly:

👉 "You can't separate people and business anymore."

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗥 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴:

1. Business acumen & strategic thinking

2. Stakeholder influence

3. Digital fluency & data literacy

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽:

Most CHROs don’t believe their current HR teams are strong in digital or data capabilities.

That’s no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have for strategic influence.