Interesting and funny question from HR expert Heiko Fischer  “Ever wondered why the Crew of the Enterprise did not need HR?” His answer: “Because this crew had mastery, autonomy and purpose and their mission was too unpredictable to be controlled centrally. In Star Trek HR is no longer a Function, instead HR became competencies of Resourceful Humans.” And here we come to the point:  he explained why we have to think more in terms of Resourceful Humans and not Human Resources. “Mixing proven entrepreneurial focus on purpose and contribution based value creation with an agile mindset and a lean startup methodoly, gives HR a powerful method to escape the perpetual hamsterwheel. With the Way of Resourceful Humans, the HR Function becomes the driver and pioneer for an updated, democratic model of Capitalism: Democratic Entrepreneurship“,he said.

Read more in his article “Kill HR! From Human Resources to Resourceful Humans”