The First Generation of global HR Transformation began to take shape in the mid-1990s, gradually evolving from HR strategy presentations to full-blown transformation initiatives and enterprise- wide implementations by the middle of the decade. First Generation HR Transformation focused on changing the existing relationship between employees, managers, and HR. With technology as a key enabler and process re-engineering as a mantra, this First Generation effort sought to help make employees more self-sufficient, whilst asking them to take more responsibility for their own careers. It also sought to help remove HR from the middle of the employee/manager relationship by making managers more responsible for handling their employees' HR needs.