It’s that time of year for resolutions, predictions, and reflections back on all that has happened during this past year.
Of all of these, it is the New Year’s predictions that are both the most interesting AND the most difficult to get your hands around. After all, who has a crystal ball that works well enough to help us get a good fix on the future, anyway?
That’s why I enjoy it when others stick their neck out and predict what will be happening, and that’s how it is with these 2013 trends from the leadership team over at Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company that specializes “in high impact talent solutions.”
They have put together what they believe will be the main trends shaping the global recruitment and talent management industry over the coming 12 months, and it is worth reading if only to help focus your own thoughts on where things might be going.
Many companies are once again investing in HR technology, in order to improve services and become more efficient, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The major focus areas are software as a service and shared services, which are becoming the most prevalent models for delivering HR services, according to the report.
In a survey released in August by HR consulting firm Towers Watson, most employers reported that their HR technology budgets would either increase, or stay the same, in the coming year. The report, which surveyed 628 companies, found that 53 percent plan to spend the same amount, while 31 percent expect to increase their spending. Only 16 percent planned to reduce their investments.
In recent years, employers have embraced a variety of flexible work options, according to a study by the Families and Work Institute. The survey found that more businesses are offering options for when and where to work. The researchers surveyed 1,126 employers with 50 or more workers.
From 2005 to 2012, many options expanded, including:
Seven years after the Fast Company article "Why We Hate HR," change may finally be here. No longer the paper pushers Keith Hammonds and staff wrote about in 2005, HR is becoming one of the front line innovators helping build organizations that rack up likes and big-time revenue.