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5 Things to Know When Your HR Team Is Implementing AI
AI in HR is now a necessity, but the path to success isn't simple. This piece cuts through the noise, providing five critical factors for HR leaders to master. Discover how to map cross-functional effects, upskill your workforce, and vigilantly monitor for unintended consequences to ensure your AI adoption is strategic, ethical, and successful.
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The future of CHROs hinges on diverse skill sets and a future-focused mindset. As businesses increasingly rely on AI, CHROs must ensure human oversight and compliance with evolving legal standards. Emphasizing human intelligence alongside artificial algorithms is crucial in recruitment and termination processes to maintain ethical standards and legal compliance.
Moreover, the potential shift towards a four-day workweek highlights the transformative role of AI in increasing workplace productivity. CHROs must leverage digital tools to boost employee wellbeing, a strategy successfully employed by firms like Marsh McLennan, enhancing both satisfaction and efficiency.
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A Guide to Building Change Resilience in the Age of AI
EXPERT OPINION
Can AI Beat Human Intuition for Complex Decision-Making? I Think Not.
AI is becoming integral to decision-making, yet it struggles to emulate the intricacies of human intuition. Intuition, influenced by our genetics and experiences, allows for nuanced judgments beyond mere data analysis. This gap in AI's capabilities suggests that it may remain a tool rather than a replacement for human insight.
In decision-making contexts, human emotions offer an indispensable layer of understanding, emphasizing the necessity to balance AI's analytical power with human judgment to achieve optimal results in business and everyday life. This synergy between technology and innate human skills holds the promise for more effective decision-making strategies.
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PEOPLE MANAGING PEOPLE
Redefining Engagement in a Post-Trust Era
The concept of engagement is being scrutinized in modern workplace. Industrial-organizational psychologist Kamaria Scott delves into how historical definitions of employee engagement have shifted and analyzes the fraying psychological contract between employers and staff. With insights from past engagement theory to current issues surrounding gig work and layoffs, the conversation brings understanding to the human cost of these trends.
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