The New World of Work Podcast

The current HR Model has been evolving for a long time now. It is based on functional division of HR work. It has been a set of HR silos. But what we are finding in The New World of Work, People Specialists are seeing the employees, the Human Assets, their orientation is much more different. They want to be recognized individually, to be rewarded individually, and to be engaged individually. Employees want a work life that is balanced with their personal life. They want opportunities for growth. They want to be individualized. The pull and the appeal of automation is amazing. I can fix all my human problems if I just purchase a software, purchase an operating system so I don't have to worry about all these people. The employees are feeling that, too. Our students are concerned about their job being automated, their job being completely gone because a computer can do it better. We believe that computers cannot do a job better than a human. We believe in the Human Side of the Enterprise. But, if you don't start off with the mindset that your employees are an Asset, it is going to be very difficult to win, to have Increased Productivity, to have Increased Retention. “Instead of looking at functions, we look at the processes within HR. We have to look at employees as Assets, not Resources. Once you look at employees as Assets, you're going to take care of them one individual at a time. HR was looked at as a resource. Dr. David Alrich, author of Human Resource Champions and HR from the Outside In, stated that we need to look at the function of HR from the outside in. The focus of HR has been Resource Management and to keep the workers as efficient as possible. Now, employees don't want to be boxified, they want to be individualized, they want to be regarded as an Asset by themselves. Today's HR Professional needs to deal with one individual at a time. The HR function needs to re-engineer itself to support each person. The very nature of work is changing. It has been hyper-acclerated due to Covid and the new Gig Economy. After interviewing 800 HR Professionals about The Top Priorities for HR in 2023 and beyond, Gardner Research found that the #1 issue was leadership and management effectiveness. Today's work environment requires that leaders be authentic, empathetic, and adaptive.” Listen, Like, Comment, & Subscribe Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DOl6TaY8P8g Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5lZDdxMxLi0kE9rDBqJiX5 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-world-of-work-podcast/id1631444248 #HR, #HumanAssets, #GardnerResearch, #DavidAlrich, #HumanSide, #Individual, #TheDigitalAge, #TheFourForces, #PeopleSpecialists, #PeopleLeadership Website – www.NewWorldPeopleSpecialists.com YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@emergingleadershipbrand CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE! https://www.amazon.com/New-World-Work-Bashker-Biswas/dp/0367641283 Authors: Bashker “Bob” Biswas, William Garrison, Dr. Robert (Bob) Ramirez Special Thanks to those at Routledge for their support! Meredith Norwich and Routledge Business & Economics