#44 Five HR Priorities for 2022

<p>Welcome to Season 3 and episode 44 of The HR Mentor Podcast!</p> <p>I kick off this season talking about my latest project, The HR Mentor Fan Club! This is a membership site for those of you that are serious about your HR career and who love The HR Mentor. For less than a cup of coffee and a cookie each month, you can get access to bonus episodes, free resources, exclusive discounts, and a chance to keep The HR Mentor Podcast advertisement free!</p> <p>You can join the club and learn more here: <a href='https://unicorngroup.kartra.com/page/fanclub'>https://unicorngroup.kartra.com/page/fanclub</a> </p> <p>Now, for episode 44! I thought it would be fun to kick off this episode, season, and the year 2022 with a look at some of the emerging trends and priorities in the HR field. These trends are affecting our global HR community and regardless of whether or not your organization is ready to embrace them, you will be better off if you are aware and prepared for their emergence. </p> <p>Here is a summary of this episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">[06:45] - The five priorities I see as particularly important right now are:</li> </ul> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Internal recruitment and development</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">EDI Action</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">AI & Automation</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Employee Wellbeing</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Virtual and Hybrid work</li> </ol><ul><li style="font-weight:400;">[07:10] - Let’s talk about internal recruitment and development. In B.C. there is a prediction that the province will produce 1 million new jobs by 2031. We also have very low unemployment across Canada and recruitment and retention is the biggest challenge most leaders identify right now.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">[09:05] - Internal recruitment and developing internal talent is going to be a huge focus for organizations and HR teams are going to have to shift their focus to workforce planning, succession planning and development programs.</li>