JANUARY 2023HR TECH OUTLOOK8In My OpinionIn My OpinionWe grab and hold onto ideas about our workplace and our people. We hold onto them because they hit the mark in that moment. It is good for us to hold on to those ideas, especially when they are `backed with data,' so we can develop plans and act in a way that improves something. The downside: Change is hard, and for that reason, we hold onto our ideas longer than we should. Implication: Do not get comfortable. Certainly, recognize and celebrate when things are good. And use that comfortable moment to prepare and shape what is next.Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much.We change when staying the same hurts more than the pain of changing. The pandemic, with the entire churn around it, tipped the scales. We proved that we do change. We adopted tech in record time that helped us stay connected remotely. We did it without having the luxury of time to plan, prepare, communicate, and train our workforce on the change. Moreover, at least in my organization, our tolerance for change is being sustained at a new, higher level. Implication: Given the collective agility we have shown, we may now be over-indexed in our change management and change communication behaviors. Do not let the past inhibit you. There Are Two Options: Adapt or Die.We are letting go of HR tech tools that have constrained us. They neatly reflected our world in the moment, but our single-need approach to selecting and implementing tech created a spaghetti bowl that now is limiting our Sue Newman, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Sr. Director, Talent Management, Republic National Distributing CompanyByARGUE FOR YOUR LIMITATIONS AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY ARE YOURSSue Newman
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