This is the third research quarterly in the 2003 series.

From both an economic and a strategic perspective, it can be argued that human capital is the most important asset held by an organization. And, on face value, "who better to deal with issues related to people than human resources?" As a profession, however, we must first strive to increase the number of HR practice leaders who are actively engaged as strategic business leaders in our organizations today.

The purpose of this article is to challenge HR practice leaders, at all professional levels, to search for way to utilize human capital measurement systems to optimize the value of people in their organizations.

This article is a reprint that appeared in the September 2003 issue of HR Magazine.