However, as they say, with great power (of technology),
comes great responsibility.
Bringing in new technology can sometimes prove to be difficult and disrupting. It affects
existing jobs and vested interests, and, therefore, may require
strong commitment and leadership from the organization-as well as
effective change management strategies and initiatives.
Such pathbreaking and disruptive technology requires careful calibration. Total dependence
on AI can lead to loss of personal interaction that can be potentially
isolating for new recruits. Appropriate intervention from the organization
may be required to deliver the much-required human touch.
This is where organizations need to deploy smart human resource professionals who bring
together appropriate elements of strategy, transformation, and change
management. Organizations that are able to identify the quick wins in
its own setting are able to get on with the journey much faster. It goes
without saying that innovation in Human Resources could quickly deliver
the competititive edge in a highly competitive talent market. The future HR leader of a company has to bring
this understanding of how to: • Embrace these technologies • Manage change
• Deliver real impact to the business including productivity and effectiveness of human capital.
Looking at the talent market, such roles not only require a high degree of creativity and exposure
to technology but also the functional ability to deploy these critical processes in quick time.
It is this coming together of multiple competencies that make such roles extremely critical for
organizations and difficult to find. Therefore, finding the right people or building the right
team structure assumes great importance.
Titles/Roles such as Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Transformation Officer are being given
to spearhead this change and Kingsley Gate Partners is privy to some searches where innovation
and change management brought forward by digital transformation is being looked at by progressive
organizations as the growth drivers of the future.
