HR Trends

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Disruptive HR trends: A futurist's views

comes an annual desire to understand as to what may emerge as the most important HR topics or issues in the months ahead.

Once viewed as a cost center, organizations are now including HR in key decision making. Technology is enabling HR leaders to create a critical business case for what they bring to the table and they are becoming a valuable part of strategic senior leadership.

While the change augurs well, it is imperative to remain abreast of the trends which are disrupting and evolving HR practices across all organizations. These trends have been here for quite sometime,but their pronounced effects are being experienced now. Let us understand as to why there is a very consuming need to change.

Generally, when we speak of trends affecting workplace dynamics the most common topic is change in demographics and its derivatives. a. More and more millennials with

very different work styles are entering the market.

b. More professionals are seeking short term stints instead of full- time jobs as the freelance marketplaces expand.

c. Maternity leave is becoming an emerging as an extremely important employee benefit.

Consumerisation of HR Technology Integration of content from innumerous sources. The trend is

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specific skill training. b. Organizations are moving from 1:1

succession management to broader talent pools

c. Performance management is emerging as the secret ingredient-

i. Companies are moving from regular to annual to maybe even real time feedback

ii. The trend is also to move from a secretive to a more transparent culture

5. As we speak, the topic of workplace flexibility is getting in vogue. Companies are laying more emphasis on office design and layout and using these to improve collaboration and attract top talent.

Conclusion The explosion of external people data has led to the emergence of a new world full of information. In addition to this, there are multifarious forces shaping the dynamics and role of HR in modern day organizations. It is now imperative for companies to learn to manage and take advantage of the evolving HR capability for better recruiting, retention and leadership development. Embracing and working on utilizing the changes to remain up the curve is going to be the mantra for survival for organizations in days to come.

Sakshi Sood is an Electronics Engineering

Graduate from NIT, Surat withMBA in HR from

SIBM, Pune. She currently works for Merck in

Mumbai and hasworked with reputed

organizations across different sectors in the

past. Sheis an avid reader and takes keen

interest in the current trends in the HRdomain.

W ith the New Year's celebrations just gone by, like every year, in the minds of HR professionals

HR trends have been here for quite

some time, but their pronounced

effects are being experienced now.

towards shifting the focus to more consumer-like experience and away from tools created to streamline the work of HR administration. a. The emergence of mobile as the

new and widely accepted commu- nication platform. With the expo- nential increase in the number of smartphone users, it is unsurprising that HR is starting to leverage on mobile as its new communication platform.

b. Apps as the Platform of the Future- Gamification is penetrating in all spheres.In fact, wearable technology is being taken more seriously. We are evolving into a more mature market for feedback, culture, employee well-being, wellness, and productivity systems.

2. Redefining Employee Engage- ment - We are entering an era with a heightened focus on quality. Thisrecognition is just the beginning of what we see as a long-term movement by companies to simplify work and overhaul the work environment to help employees focus and relieve stress. 3. The era of People Analytics -An emerging range ofERP vendors are offering multiple predictive analytics packages which help identify employee flight risks to whether a new office layout is working or not.And not just this, these vendors also provide cost effective and comprehensive talent management techniques to support recruiting, learning, etc. 4. To a broader definition of talent a. With learning and development

into the spotlight, more customized programs are being designed for general to very

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