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HR in 2030: Expert perspectives on the future of HR published by Sage

Sage reveals the top ways progressive HR and People leaders are preparing for the future of work

  • Diverse workstyles like hybrid and variable working (e.g., a four-day week) are likely to be the norm
  • Agile HR: People teams will adopt agile methodologies, in a similar way to that deployed by software engineering to experiment and test new strategies and policies
  • Predictive analytics will become routine, as HR professionals feel more confident using future looking actionable insights to inform business decision-making
  • The great admin liberation: HR teams will free up over a third of their time to redesign and rearchitect the worksphere, as they tap into the power of advanced automation, AI, and the Internet of Things
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion: future-focused organizations will benefit from broadening the definition of DEI beyond considerations such as gender identity, ethnicity and people with disabilities, to include diversity of personality, emotional intelligence, wider experiences, more appetite for risk, the ability to adapt, as well as thinking differently and neurodiversity 
 

ATLANTA (Dec. 08, 2021) —Sage (FTSE: SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, has released the ‘HR in 2030’ to explore the future of HR, and what People trends progressive companies need to know to get ahead in the changing world of work. The qualitative research report includes insights from 17 HR and People experts across the globe and identifies the five top trends that HR leaders need to know to get ahead.

Experts featured in the report

Sage spoke to a range of progressive HR leaders, analysts, academics, authors, and recognized experts from around the world, including:

  • Josh Bersin, world-renowned HR analyst
  • Deborah Wilkes, author of ‘Empowering HR’
  • Ben Eubanks, HR analyst and host of the HR podcast ‘We’re only human’ 
  • Mofoluwaso Ilevbare, Head of HR, Procter & Gamble
  • Rowena Carter, Director of People and Culture at Four Seasons Hotels
  • Ray Wang, Founder and Chairman, Constellation Research
  • Mel Norris-Green, Research Advisor, CIPD 

About Sage

Sage exists to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive, starting with the millions of Small and Mid Sized Businesses served by us, our partners and accountants. Customers trust our finance, HR and payroll software to make work and money flow.  By digitising business processes and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, banks and governments, our digital network connects SMBs, removing friction and delivering insights. Knocking down barriers also means we use our time, technology and experience to tackle digital inequality, economic inequality and the climate crisis.