It’s unlikely the world of work will ever return to its pre-COVID-19 state: Leslie Tarnacki
In an exclusive interaction with us, Leslie Tarnacki – SVP of Human Resources at WorkForce Software, shares with us why continuous reinvention is the need of the hour and how organizations can encourage employees to exercise intellectual curiosity By Shweta Modgil ing the ever-changing world of work this year, and ultimately redefining the way work gets done from this point forward.
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he world may have vaccines in 2021 but it still needs the ability to respond and adapt to change continually. No wonder, just like 2020, 2021 will be another year marked by continuous reinvention, transformation, and adaptation. Companies will need to focus on purposeful transformation to tide over the vulnerabilities and create plans for managing a global workforce. In an exclusive interaction with us, Leslie Tarnacki – SVP of Human Resources at WorkForce Software, shares with us why continuous reinvention is the need of the hour and ways in which HR will be critical to manag-
2021 will call for continuous reinvention. What are some of the ways you are reinventing the workplace at Workforce Software? Like many organizations, we could not have anticipated how the sudden shift to 100 percent remote work was going to impact our employees, customers, and partners. Although it is not without challenges, we found our team was able to adapt and we see few signs that productivity was impacted. Because our customers are going through
the same thing, we are fortunate to have been able to maintain contact, keep projects moving and maintain our customers’ service expectations. It’s unlikely the world of work will ever return to its pre-COVID state. At WorkForce Software, we see many opportunities for more employees to shift to full-time remote work or a hybrid work setting in roles we may not have previously offered this option. Even though we have always worked to support a good work-life balance at WorkForce, we also learned many positive lessons about increasing flexibility, which was a necessity during COVID. These types of poli-
Variations in the availability and timing of vaccinations, variations in the easing of social restrictions, and variations in attitudes toward returning to preCOVID activities all indicate that 2021 will require a continued ability to rapidly adapt and respond APRIL 2021 |
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