105. What Is the Real Purpose of HR? A Simple Definition Every Organisation Should Understand

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #MandeepSingh, with 25 years of HR expertise, Mandeep Singh explores one of the most fundamental questions in the profession: Why does the Human Resource function actually exist? While organisations often associate HR with recruitment, training, performance management, succession planning, policies, employee engagement, and compliance, Mandeep argues that these are ultimately systems that support a much simpler objective. According to him, the primary purpose of HR is to ensure that the right people are assigned to the right jobs and that those individuals successfully perform the responsibilities they have been entrusted with. Using simple comparisons with sales, production, quality, and finance functions, this episode challenges HR leaders and business leaders to define the true purpose of their HR function before designing systems and processes around it. The discussion offers a practical framework for understanding what organisations should expect from HR and how HR teams can demonstrate their real value to the business.