The notion that HR teams of different companies play more of a “strategic role” in dealing with organizational challenges, that are most often industry specific, have been completely redefined. HR teams of today take on more transformation and innovation initiatives that contribute to the success of a company and its business. HR digital transformation is now at the centre of every business transformation – greatly impacting the way we do work and conduct businesses globally.

HR is quickly evolving, thanks to the endless flow of new digital tools and technologies at present, most evident from having traditional & manual HR processes to digital and automated ones. The pandemic was an eye-opener; with every business needing to adopt digital methods (i.e. remote work, cloud access, etc.) including HR and its processes – from hiring, training, and managing its workforce. Let’s now work out and share examples of successful endeavors as well as challenges that the HR practitioners now face in the reinvented version of HR in the new normal.

Crystal Ball Gazing: HR Tech Trends in 2021?

We’ve seen this before – things to look out for the next year and such; but what’s so special about this year is how positive and efficient practices and changes have been to the workforce in general given the pandemic’s challenge to social and work normality.

And so here’s our take on what to look out for in HR –

• Employee related processes (onboarding, engagement, and training)
• Artificial Intelligence use within HR processes (hiring, screening, social media)
• Cloud-based tools and software that are HR related for ease of accessibility
• Virtual Reality for HR related trainings
• Chatbot for HR Q&A and replacing onboarding manuals

In so many cases, HR-related technological advancements have changed the way an office operates. The benefit of technology relieves HR pros of all those convoluted tasks by automated processes. Key data readily and securely available through cloud-based workforce solutions promotes an improved overall employee and employer experience.

HR Digital Transformation gives a wrong notion of what its real goal. Most of us think of it as having the most updated, advanced, and sophisticated piece of technology or program that would miraculously change the way work is being done. Then management buys it, get’s someone to train the staff, and after a quarter of a year or so, nothing changes. And what’s worse is that people are probably going back to what they’re used to. HR Digital Transformation is about changing people – their mindset, behavior, and practices aided by technological advancement. So let’s dive in the myths and bust out what’s plausible, true, and false in HR Digital Transformation of today.