Advantages of technology implementation in the workplace

Technology helps not only HR but every team in the organization because it smoothes processes giving more time to people. When an organization becomes technology friendly, it broadens professional development paths for its employees. All of a sudden the staff has more time to invest in core tasks instead of time-consuming admin tasks. Also, HR becomes more available to serve the staff and to offer better customer service.

Employees who are looking forward to advancing their careers perform better and stay longer in a place where the obstacles are not directly related to lack of technology. Motivated employees will exceed their expectations when the job is challenging and allows them to be creative. A technological environment opens the opportunity to work on a more demanding position, which means a more fulfilling job for most people.

When technology is implemented in an environment where management is taken seriously, supervisors and managers have more opportunity to use their time in a smarter way. Managers become mentors and coaches who offer feedback to develop their supervisees taking advantage of tools like talent management software.
Another interesting aspect of technology from a stakeholder point of view is that it improves the image and reputation of the organization. For example a professional and functional website attracts potential applicants and customers; it is also a good way to communicate information and handle employees’ benefits enrollments or payroll in compliance with laws and free of human error!

The impact of technology on the job market

After reading several articles related to how the jobs will be in the short and mid-term term, I see that our best bet is on learning new technology. We all have heard, read or seen that companies are changing, they are becoming less protective of employees. Therefore, employees are changing too; they are more focused on their career progression within or without their current employer. From an HR perspective, this change means a big change in terms of talent management, total compensation, and so on.
Currently, it is up to the employees (interested in getting promotions) to expand their skill set either taking advantage of employer sponsored professional development or self-paid external education. The tenure privileges era is gone. Actually, even people who are not looking forward to growing their career because they are already satisfied with their current level will need to work on their skill set just to secure a paycheck since technology is substituting some of those jobs; for example, people who were laid off from a supermarket to be replaced by a man-made cashier. In reality, this technological trend will create more knowledge demanding but better paid jobs. At the end, the necessary specialization and competition that we have to face will help us to improve our quality of life and as a result our communities.