Each week I’m going to provide a round up of what I consider to be important and interesting articles on the future of work (not authored by me). These will include a variety of sources and topics ranging from workplace practices to robots and automation to leadership and everything in between. There’s a lot of information out there so I’m hoping that these weekly round ups will help make life a bit easier for you by giving you just the good stuff. Let’s get into it!
Four Leaders Discuss The Future Of The HR Industry
In this Forbes article four leaders in HR touch on the future of HR and how the field is changing. Enrica Sighinolfi (founding member and Chief People Officer at Opportunity Network), Kristin Williams (Vice President of HR at Ultra Mobile), Kelly Porter (Chief People Officer at Harmless Harvest), and Rohit Paul (the Director of HR at Academy for Urban School Leadership) all touch on subjects such as skills gap, the need for personalized experiences for employees, retention and the move towards outsourcing HR.
One thing is clear from all four leaders, and that is the fact that the role of HR is not what it used to be and any company looking to be successful must be able to adapt to this role change.
Ease on Down: The Importance of Offboarding Your Employees
Everyone understands the importance of onboarding a new team member, but when it comes to offboarding it is easy (and very common) to make it a casual, unofficial process. But, as Kate Weimer points out in this article, offboarding is just as important, if not more important as onboarding and therefore it is essential to have an official procedure set in place.
Weimer lists out 6 items that should be on your list of things to do in the offboarding process. A few of the points on the list include conducting an exit interview and making sure coworkers and clients are aware that the employee is leaving. The offboarding process is not only crucial in order to make sure none of the work the employee is working on falls through the cracks, but it is also important in terms of office morale. Don’t miss out on this essential subject.
Workspace 4.0 – A revolution in the workplace
Technology in the workplace has been evolving rapidly over the past several years and with it come a lot of challenges and issues to consider. In this article by Oliver Bendig, the concept of the “one workspace” is discussed.
With the present day employees working from Smartphones, apps, tablets, personal and work computers etc…it has become important to find a way to manage everything from one localized location.
Another challenge that comes with technology constantly improving and changing very rapidly is that IT departments are having a hard time not only managing all of the different technologies used by employees, but also with issues such as security and identity management. Bendig suggests that the solution is the “one workspace” concept, such as the Matrix42 MyWorkspace program. Programs like this would allow IT departments to access and maintain data from one central platform and it would help employees to easily and securely access their work.
5 Ways to Keep the Modern Workforce Engaged
More and more companies are realizing the importance of employee experience. In a study done by IBM it was found that there are five main areas that are crucial for creating a positive employee experience. These five areas are: belonging, purpose, achievement, happiness, and vigor.
This article, by Eric Mosley, takes a look at these five areas and the ways organizations can fulfill these needs of the modern workforce. Mosley touches on elements such as the importance of recognizing and appreciating employees, empowering employees, and creating meaningful work. This article is a must read for company leaders and HR employees trying to find ways to improve employee experience.
Why Using Social Media Platforms at Work Will Soon Be Okay Everywhere
Social media is such a pivotal part of our daily lives now that it is creeping into the workplace, not just as a way to distract ourselves from work but also for professional use. The problem is, as John Montesi points out in this article, that the current social media platforms were not created for the workplace and therefore are not as efficient as Gmail or the like.
But that could be changing soon with Facebook’s new platform, Workplace. It will allow workers to collaborate on projects, communicate with each other quickly and keep the office updated on the status of reports and projects others are working on. Will it be used on a widespread basis and become as well known in the business world as Facebook has become to us socially? We will have to wait and see.
My new book, The Employee Experience Advantage (Wiley, March 2017) analyzes over 250 global organizations to understand how to create a place where people genuinely want to show up to work. Subscribe to the newsletter here
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