Top HR Trends for 2023

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In the past couple of years, work, workplace, and workforce have undergone drastic changes. Of all the changes to businesses brought about by the disruptions, the impact on human resources has been significant. 

Workplace transitions, record levels of resignations, quiet quitting, economic upheaval, changing employee expectations, and addressing employee mental health challenges are some of the most pressing HR challenges of today and that organizations must now look out for in 2023. 

What stands in the way of development and what are the trends that are expected to shape the future workplace?

The December edition of HR Strategy & Planning Excellence includes informative articles that focus on the challenges HR professionals should deal with, strategies to navigate the crisis, and trends to watch out for in the year ahead. 

Ajai Mehrotra's (Sr. VP of Human Resources, Infopro Learning) article, Gain The Upper Hand With These 5 HR Trends In 2023, lists down the top five HR priorities for 2023. According to Ajai, new employee expectations impact employee attraction and retention, but HR leaders also need to oversee investments in technology, and people, promote a positive workplace environment, and reshape HR to be more digital and automated.

The pandemic has blurred the traditional boundaries separating our working lives from our personal, home, and social lives. We’re seeing a renegotiation of the employee-employer relationship. A more holistic approach to the employee experience is the need of the hour. HR Trend Institute's Natal Dank shares 9 HR trends for the new year, in her article, HR Trends 2023: It’s Time For HR To Break Boundaries. 

To prepare workforces and companies, Lisa Dulski (CHRO, Novolex) shares cues from frontline manufacturing workers and the five key lessons they offer on best engaging employees and new talent in 2023. Read her article, Five Lessons For HR Practitioners In 2023 for valuable insights.

In 2023, the HR industry will be laser-focused on new and better technologies and even more focused on employee engagement and the employee experience, according to Modern Hire's Eric Sydell. In his article, Technology, Employee Engagement And Ethical AI Will Shape The HR Industry In 2023, Eric predicts 4 trends that will shape the HR industry in the new year.

In brief, creating a highly engaged workforce and a thriving workplace continue to be a major focus for all HR managers. Whether it is about handling remote/hybrid employees, focusing on people analytics to navigate the work landscape, anticipating future employee and work needs, HR has to step up to the plate, sieze the opportunities that 2023 brings, and firmly take a seat at the core of organizations’ key decision-making processes going forward.

We hope you enjoy reading all the articles in this edition of the magazine and get back to us with your valuable comments/suggestions. 

Happy Reading! 
 

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