▁Resource ▁Officer , ▁Def ining ▁the ▁Ro le ▁of ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Le aders ▁by ▁Pat ▁Wright , ▁offer ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁profession ▁from ▁its ▁leading ▁pract ition ers . ▁ ▁The ▁per enn ial ▁top ▁priority ▁for ▁CH RO s ▁is ▁talent ▁management . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Chief ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Officer , ▁Def ining ▁the ▁Ro le ▁of ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Le aders , ▁Eva ▁S age - G av in , ▁former ▁CH RO ▁for ▁the ▁G ap ▁emphas izes ▁this ▁point ▁saying , ▁"... ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁team ▁are ▁the ▁exper ts ▁at ▁talent ▁management ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁identify ▁good ▁versus ▁great ▁talent … ▁Ident ifying ▁critical ▁positions , ▁the ▁great ▁attributes ▁needed ▁to ▁fill ▁them , ▁and ▁prior it izing ▁rec ruit ing ▁strateg ies ▁accordingly ▁was ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁success , ▁whether ▁I ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁engine ers , ▁app arel ▁design ers , ▁or ▁international ▁operations ▁management ." ▁▁ ▁Kevin ▁C ox , ▁CH RO ▁for ▁American ▁Express , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁" Gre at ▁CH RO s ▁( and ▁great ▁CE Os ) ▁understand ▁that ▁talent ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁in ▁thought ful , ▁but ▁not ▁increment al , ▁ways . ▁ ▁Getting ▁the ▁balance ▁right ▁between ▁‘ st retch ’ ▁and ▁‘ in ▁over ▁her ▁head ’ ▁isn ’ t ▁easy , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁vital ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁a ▁world - class ▁talent ▁strategy ." ▁ ▁The ▁CH RO ▁helps ▁the ▁company ▁build