Discussion Response

Hi everyone,

So from what I have seen and read about HRM currently is that it is about being very agile. Technology if forcing Human Resources to adapt to the changes otherwise they will lose key competitive advantage. We only have to think about the current issues during Covid and that remote work was forced upon everyone. As a result HR was required to find out which platforms would suit each company depending on the strategy. For us we only needed Zoom and Salesforce to allow us to work. Many of our younger employees adopted well, but some older employees found the transition to remote work difficult. As a result we had to start immediate training to help. Again this is an example of being agile so all employees felt comfortable. Adaptive systems are very important in today’s HR world (Coene & Haak, 2020). As Lawler made sure to mention on multiple occasions, old fashioned HR practices are being pushed out because they simply can’t evolve to meet the demands of today’s society and the needs of employees.

I believe that the world of work will continue to be different in 2030. It is already different now from what it was 5 years ago. Work is becoming less of a pace you go but a task you complete (Bernard, 2020). As a result of this continuing trend, we workplace in 2030 will be a mobile office in which HRM has provided all it’s employees the resources to complete tasks 24 hours a day and from whichever location they choose. Automation will continue to be a driving force, and with AI becoming more prevalent, we will see a shift from having mundane tasks to more tech savvy roles in which the machines conducting the tasks need to be maintained

From a Human Resources standpoint, it is about providing empathy in a digital age. HRM cannot go away, because employees will always need the emotional connection with others to provide stimulation. I found an interesting article that suggested in 85% of jobs that will be around in 2030 do not exist right now (Minevich, 2020). It seems to me that it is almost too difficult to predict the needs of HRM in 2030 because of the speed technology is evolving

Coene, S., & Haak, T. (2020, April 14). 12 HR Trends for 2020. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://hrtrendinstitute.com/2019/11/26/12-hr-trends-for-2020/