Manage HR Magazine | Friday, January 31, 2020
In an age where there are more job openings than workers, heads of human resources have found an opportunity to shed their administrative images and take a seat at the table alongside the CEO
Fremont, CA: A Chief People Officer is essentially in charge of managing strategy and processes related to building and retaining an exceptional team of professionals. They act as advisors and consultants and optimize people-centered activities, ensuring that the company values are reinforced with every initiative and communication.
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Here are five ways CPOs can implement and align with their people and business strategies to drive growth in the company.
Accept Constant Work Reinvention
In the coming years, employee reskilling and upskilling will soon replace periodic training. Therefore it is the CPOs job to expect and identify potential skill gaps based on their business strategies and to foster corporate cultures that value continuous learning.
Introduce Digitalization
The percentage of work done using automation has doubled over the past three years. Hence it is important to note that CPOs should be able to implement these technologies in recruitment and the process of employee engagement.
Fair HR Decision Making
Human resource leaders use data to analyze talent shortages and improve the employee experience. However, the issue for CPOs is not accessing the information but interpreting and using it with compassion without allowing bias to slip into decision-making.
Organizational Dexterity
Companies that are agile can turn ideas into initiatives three times faster than their non-agile counterpart. A CPOs role is to ensure that the workforce can respond to change quickly and effectively and part of that will involve adopting a forward thinking, risk-taking mentality.
Promote Culture and Leadership
One in five U.S. employees have left a job because of poor culture and turnover, costing American businesses more than $223 billion over the past five years. To attract and retain a diverse workforce, CPOs need to focus on the promotion of embracing cultures in which all employees feel welcome and that they share a common purpose.
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