that employee data is secure and increasing employee awareness of security issues.
The future of work
When COVID-19 hit us the CIO and CHRO were forced to work alongside each other, not through intent but through unforeseen circumstances.
What has been put in place to enable the workforce to continue working is a stop-gap solution.
The CIO and CHRO now need to partner and determine the future of work - during and post pandemic.
They will need to determine a joint vision and strategy; co-design the future of work in conjunction with employees; and drive the intensity of innovation and digital transformation with an aligned people and technology perspective.
One of the first items on the CIO / CHRO agenda is the return to work.
As Don Hinchcliffe writes in Rework:
“The CIO and CHRO must ensure that
the resulting return to work process is a springboard to realize a more holistic approach to employee experience.
Simply put, the employee experience must move as fast the world. It must therefore be represented in a cohesive but decentralized transformation designed to keep up with the external operating environment. While the CIO and CHRO will spend the next generation of business getting this approach attuned for their organization, they’ll never finish evolving it. Nor should they.
The new and better ways we can and should work must be a primary focus now as we begin the momentous journey towards a new hybrid work reality. If we fail to do that, we risk the loss of a historic opportunity and will be largely right back to the fragile and piecemeal way we were before. The CIO and CHRO are the two most vital roles that can collaborate to avoid a retrograde outcome and actually achieve an improved future of work.”
Summary
Successful digital transformation and the future of work depends on the CIO and the CHRO working together as enablers and decision makers to further organisational goals.
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The future of work
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The future of work
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