ited ▁' tal ent ' ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁priority ▁on ▁their ▁CE O ' s ▁ag enda ▁for ▁H R . ▁ ▁Cap abilities ▁ ▁Man aging ▁corpor ate ▁capabilities ▁includes ▁dealing ▁with ▁rapid ▁changes ▁in ▁technology , ▁ ▁global ization , ▁and ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁complex ▁ ▁external ▁context ▁of ▁government ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁public ▁policy ▁( imp act ing ▁union ▁and ▁employee ▁relations , ▁executive ▁compens ation , ▁health ▁care , ▁ret irement ▁programs , ▁health ▁and ▁safety , ▁etc .). ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁capabilities ▁required ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁vary ▁by ▁company ▁based ▁on ▁business ▁strategy ▁and ▁the ▁compet itive ▁global ▁environment . ▁ ▁Ada pt ing ▁to ▁new ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁sources ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁communic ations ▁are ▁essential ▁to ▁success ▁for ▁all ▁companies . ▁ ▁Other ▁capabilities ▁the ▁H R ▁function ▁must ▁help ▁the ▁company ▁develop ▁include : ▁man aging ▁the ▁external ▁context , ▁man aging ▁a ▁multi - gener ational ▁work force , ▁adapt ing ▁to ▁change , ▁and ▁operating ▁effectively ▁in ▁different ▁cult ures ▁and ▁business ▁structures . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Cultural ▁issues ▁include ▁organiz ational ▁change , ▁ag ility , ▁social ▁networking , ▁eth ics ▁and ▁values , ▁innov ation , ▁customer ▁focus , ▁employee ▁eng agement , ▁divers ity ▁and ▁inclus iveness , ▁and ▁mult icult ural ism . ▁ ▁The ▁human ▁resources ▁function ▁has ▁a ▁leadership ▁role ▁in ▁helping ▁shape ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Ens uring ▁that ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁are ▁communic ated ▁and ▁understood ▁at ▁all ▁levels ,