Interview with Richard Donkin, author of The Future of Work

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with award‐winning author and columnist, Richard Donkin. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an interview with Richard Donkin, author of The Future of Work . Findings – In the interview, Donkin discusses what the future holds for human resource management, and how the human resources (HR) function must adapt in order to remain relevant. Originality/value – Donkin is critical of many current HR processes, and offers his opinion about the changes HR departments must make.