In today’s industrial scenario, business sustainability is extremely vital. The prime factors that provide the backbone to business sustainability are the right Talent Management initiatives. These factors facilitate for talent retention where effective communication along with trust between employers and their employees are the keys. Further, these factors also nurture the development of talent through change management by synchronizing external and internal organizational processes. The clear purpose behind this systematic procedure is consistent progress of the concerned business for adapting to an innovative environment. It’s the need of these trying times, post the global pandemic.
The world of 2021 is far more tech savvy than 2011. It’s a fact that digitalization is coming across numerous verticals. So, the HR leadership too needs to embrace such technological changes for the following reasons:
- Reduction of operational costs
- Increase of productivity
The global pandemic is now leading to an economic meltdown across the world. Hence, numerous organizations have started facing immense cost pressure. Looking at this challenging situation, HR requires to digitize all repetitive processes and tasks by inculcating technologies like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. On the other hand, strategic tasks can be left to experts for navigating through the organization.
Adapting to innovation also brings in a shift to the organization culture. The shift traverses through the management levels, leaving a cascading effect to the last person in the pyramid! Here, KPI or Key Performance Indicator is measured beyond annual revenue targets also as a concrete transformation strategy. The strategy is not just in terms of technology but also in upgrading the workforce. The world is moving really fast due to everyday technological developments. If things don’t change for an organization in totality, rivals obviously get the rat race’s competitive advantage. Tools, processes and manpower do work in tandem and hence all these elements should adapt to innovative developments.
Adapting towards innovative businesses policies is only possible when Reskill & Upskill techniques are applied without leaving a single stone unturned. An organization could be having the right people making up for their workforce. But when their adaptability to the latest technologies in the industry isn’t visible then the techniques mentioned above need to be implemented. If new joiners need upskilling, veteran employees require reskilling so that none of them turn into outdated liabilities at work. During this Internet era it’s vital for an entire workforce to provide services and solutions to all of their stakeholders through the very latest technologies.
Business organizations as well as their people need to be agile so that cross-functional teams collaborate with each other to provide solutions. People of various job profiles should coordinate with each other to make an innovative supply chain towards their managements and stakeholders. Businesses should be flexible so that they adapt to innovative ideas without compromising on its vision and philosophy. Here, strategic talent development is crucially needed to bring change and drive innovation in organizations for the sake of business sustainability. HR leaders have a great role to play in carrying out this exercise smoothly. Indeed, constant innovation keeps a business evergreen
