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Cross-functional role rotations are most often utilised to develop junior talent, but their benefits make them worth considering for senior leaders, an HR specialist says.

A primary benefit of role rotations and secondments is the skill diversification that comes from exposing talent to different departments, people, and ways of working, says Karen Frenkiel, the senior manager of Pitcher Partners' people and change team.

That exposure can change a leader's lens on the business and how they operate; it can add to their skillset, challenge them, prevent stagnation, and aid retention, she tells HR Daily.

"It's almost like you can have a different career moving through different areas of one business, and it feels like you don't ever have to leave an organisation...