HR is often shouldering the burden and leadership around the impact of societal shifts. We have to ensure the organization is prepared to respond, culture is aligned and any risks around the shift are mitigated. So we need to think about the future of work.

I was delighted to have this conversation with Anthony Ariganello, CEO of CPHR Canada and President of the World Federation of People Management. AND he is a member of the Order of Canada!

Anthony shared is big picture perspective on the future of HR. Somethings will be advanced and only get better from where they are today and there may be big shifts - like the one in the video below.

🧠 We need to continue focusing on mental health. We have made great strides but the work is not done.

😵‍💫 Employee engagement will continue to be critical - we need to lead around effective remote work and things like quiet quitting.

🙂 Immigrants will be important to meeting our labour needs when we are not having enough kids. HR creativity may be warranted.

🤝 We may be moving away from the hyper focus on collaboration. I'm not sure how because I think it is the reality of how work gets done, but we need to monitor.

♾️ HR is part of a system involving the HR associations and government to effect the change that our organizations need.

It was a wonderful big picture conversation with a global leader in HR. Check it out!

Check out CPHR at https://cphr.ca/

Find me at https://thehrhub.ca/