In this issue

The State of Digital HR
The pandemic has not only caused an economic downturn for businesses, it has also impacted HR practices and the overall role of HR departments across organizations worldwide. However, with the pandemic altering the way we work, it also offered the possibility for HR and talent leaders to accelerate to digital and enable their workers to stay productive amid all this chaos. In fact, the crisis has also forced digital transformation initiatives of organizations to fast-forward into the future of work where tech innovations especially remote technology solutions have become a must-have. The cover story in this issue takes a look into the current HR landscape and how HR and talent leaders are demonstrating agility by taking the lead to remodel their talent management systems with next-gen HR tech such as people analytics, talent acquisition tech, RPA, AI, etc. in across functions including recruiting, onboarding, upskilling, performance management, and employee well-being

Empathy is not a speed breaker, but a performance accelerator

The scale of work and home life for employees weigh heavy on the work front, with employees being on the receiving end of unrealistic expectations, hampering both wellness and productivity. How can a Chief Empathy Officer fix the imbalance that persists in experience? Let’s find out

6 mins

BUSTING BUREAUCRACY WITH HUMANOCRACY: GARY HAMEL & MICHELE ZANINI

IN THIS BIG INTERVIEW, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSOR, GARY HAMEL, AND MANAGEMENT EXPERT, MICHELE ZANINI, CO-AUTHORS OF ‘HUMANOCRACY: CREATING ORGANIZATIONS AS AMAZING AS THE PEOPLE INSIDE THEM’, SHARE SOME INSIGHTS ON HOW TO BUST BUREAUCRACY AND HARNESS THE EVERYDAY GENIUS OF WORKERS, AND TELL US HOW STRUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS CAN STAY RESILIENT IN DIFFICULT TIMES BY COMMITTING TO THE 4 MS OF MOTIVATION, MINDSETS, MODELS, AND MIGRATION

10+ mins

The fast track to organizational transformation

How can you elevate the best without dispiriting the rest? In this article, we look at how to build a talent pipeline that fast tracks promising talent to leadership roles

10 mins

Korn Ferry's Gareth McIlroy on jobs, skills, and changing workplace dynamics

For years organizations have been talking about digital transformation, but the pandemic has grabbed the concept and made it an absolute imperative for survival, says Gareth Mcilroy, Managing Director, Korn Ferry, Singapore, in an interaction with People Matters

7 mins

Easing The Post-Lockdown Work Life

What practices should human resource leaders and leading-edge companies implement to ease employees into post-pandemic life? There is actually very little difference between what good leaders and good companies do all the time, and what they are doing now

5 mins

Can't solve 21st-century problems with 20th-century ways of thinking: PwC Network's Blair Sheppard

In an exclusive conversation with People Matters, Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership for the PwC Network shares some insights on “The Six Paradoxes of Leadership”, the four global crises we face today, and how the tragedy and suffering of the COVID-19 pandemic has also presented us with an urgent opportunity to reset our approach

9 mins

Companies are going through massive transformations and there is no going back: Josh Bersin

Companies are going through massive transformations and the big focus areas are around employee needs, health and safety while a far more agile and cross-functional way of working is now a norm, says Josh Bersin, in an exclusive interview with People Matters

4 mins

We have seen an increase in hr functions using analytics to help drive cost and reward optimization: EY's Samir Bedi

Over the past few months, organizations have focused on workforce planning, job redesign, and performance reward metrics employing data analytics and technology. This shift has created an opportunity for HR to step up and become mission-critical for businesses, says Samir Bedi, EY Asean Workforce Advisory Leader

6 mins

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People Matters is India’s leading magazine in the Human Resources space for the HR community that aims to foster the amalgamation of new ideas between HR Leaders, HR Service Providers and CXOs, leading to growth and development of their most important asset – PEOPLE.