The last year or so has been challenging to say the least. HR leaders told us they feel stressed, burnt out, and are considering leaving the profession. 95% of HR leaders say working in HR is simply too much work and stress.
HR leaders told us that, in the future, their experience makes them the perfect candidate to be future CEOs - and current business leaders agree. HR leaders today, however, told us they're stuck on admin and process - preventing them from becoming more strategic.
Despite acknowledging that automation and analytics free up HR teams' time to focus on the more strategic things, many HR leaders told us they're not where they want to be when it comes to reaping the rewards of HR technology investment. Just 59% are currently using HR analytics, and 54% automation.
The speed of change in HR in recent years has been eye-watering, thanks to the pandemic and seismic shifts in the workplace–and the world itself. 91% of HR and c-suite leaders say HR’s role has changed dramatically over the past five years.
It’s time to put current performance management strategies on review, Sage’s research found.
There was so much data on the future of performance management in the ‘Changing face of HR’ research, that we’ve published a deep dive on the top findings. Find out why 55% of HR leaders can’t spot high performers, and why in the future, 89% believe that feedback will be fully automated.
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