Ten Questions
Rapid-Fire
interview
Anna Tavis
Academic Director of the Human Capital Management Department, NYU School of Professional Studies By Mastufa Ahmed
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What has been shaping work and the workplace in the hybrid era?
Top challenges HR leaders should prepare for? Unpredictability of the future; growing decision power of employees; complexity and power of technology
The aftermath of the pandemic, dramatic climate change, and political instability around the world
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Accelerated technological innovation, unprecedented scientific advances, and the emergence of the younger generation of workers with the most purposeful intentions
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How are organisations adapting in response?
They are betting on adaptation, agility and experimentation; they need to experiment, innovate and change
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What stands out in the transition to hybrid?
It's not about the schedule but about the choice— choosing between location, arrangements, technologies, and, ultimately, about the “work to be done”
Technology again: what does this mean for HR?
The future of the workforce is at the intersection of data, technology, and humanity
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Top area HR leaders should focus on in 2022?
Upskilling the HR function itself to be analytically literate and technologically agile
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Why this particular focus? HR needs to understand technology, the impact it may have on humans, and leverage it in a way that helps humans flourish
The future of the workforce is at the intersection of data, technology, and humanity; HR should be able to leverage tech in a way that helps humans flourish
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What new solutions are emerging to these challenges?
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So, what does HR transformation mean to you, today?
A test for HR: can HR adjust, adapt and continue to provide people solutions to the current needs of the business and the working people?
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And what excites you about HR today?
The prospect of HR stepping up to the enterprise leadership role and helping organisations make peoplecentred decisions along the way July 2022 |
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