A Guide To Workforce Optimization In 2021
Posted by PegasusKnowledge on January 22nd, 2021
2020 was undoubtedly the year of the pandemic - the year which brought about tremendous changes across a wide range of sectors. Overnight, the global workforce had to innovate and find new ways to work to ensure that the business didn’t suffer because of the physical distancing regulations in place. Eventually, Zoom meetings and remote working became the order of the day.
Thankfully in 2021, COVID-19 vaccines are slowly but surely reaching people across the globe, meaning that the pandemic is inching towards an end. However, as has been stressed upon by several top CEOs, things have changed forever as far as the traditional workplace environment is concerned.
The remote working model has the potential to carry the tag of “permanent” along with it because of the flexibility and convenience it offers to employees. In addition to this, upon the adoption of such a model, businesses can end up saving capital on office space, might see better productivity, and will have the opportunity to look for talent from all across the world.
How can you leverage this new trend to your benefit as far as workforce management is concerned? While adopting advanced HR analytics could be the key to making such a huge change, we will cover each aspect that you should take into consideration before you take the plunge:
Digital tools
Once you make the shift, your employees won’t be working from their desks anymore. This will have a big impact on the onboarding, training, and appraisal process. Your policies too, will witness significant changes. Do you have the requisite advanced workforce analytics solutions and digital tools to support such a transformation and to ensure seamless communication among employees scattered all around the globe in different time zones?
Company culture
This remains a bone of contention when discussions ranging around the pros and cons of remote work take place. Many are of the opinion that company culture may suffer if employees don’t work out of a physical office location wherein they get to interact with their team members.
To navigate through this, HR departments will have to look for new ways to keep employees engaged and to ensure that a friendly, professional environment is maintained albeit in a virtual environment.
Bringing in new talent and productivity optimization
Talent attraction is crucial to ensuring the success of any organization. If you are considering a work-from-anywhere model, you will have to ensure that the people you hire are a good fit for such a working structure and whether they will be transparent with you.
Besides this, advanced HR analytics that leverage machine learning tactics to track employee performance and productivity may prove to be assets when it comes to measuring results.
Adapting a hybrid or remote working model might be a boon for businesses that are looking to branch out. By harnessing the right tools and technologies, you can use this change to enhance profitability and employee satisfaction in 2021.
Author’s bio: The writer is an HR generalist and this article is about workforce optimization in 2021.
