One CEO just predicted a potential 20% spike in unemployment in the next few years from job losses to AI. Industry expert Mark Stelzner says HR now needs to advocate for humane automation that enhances, rather than erases, human contribution.
While orgs are increasingly looking to their HR functions to drive change, HR leaders face a challenging environment, with AI, skills gaps and more impeding the path.
Dayforce's Asia HR leader, Parvez Rahman, says culture is too often seen as a lesser function of a company, but it can be critical for driving employee engagement.
HR Tech Asia attendees heard from leaders of ServiceNow, Medtronic and more on topics including HR-led tech transformation, the need for AI fluency among people leaders and why empathetic leadership is so critical today.
The number of learning days per employee is a good example of a measure that may appear dated in light of recent advances. Yet, it can still drive real impact when combined with other outcome measures and analytics, these experts write.
