Microsoft's technology evangelist - Norm Judah

Norm Judah, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Services holds a Masters of Applied Science from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand. In this exchange of thoughts, he discusses the fundamentals of the disruptive organizational changes at Microsoft and how it is building its people and changing lives with innovative technology.  
Q:  As an outsider to the HR function but also as an insider to the business as a business leader, what do you think is the future of HR?
It is incredibly interesting for me just to watch and see the rate of change of the people function and what they are doing. I have spent a lot of my time talking to people internally and externally about the function. Organizations are realizing that they can actually get much more out of their people, and when it comes to people productivity, the key sponsor should be the HR head. And so when we talk about HR function holistically, it has to b