The Future of Work Beyond Flex Work

<p>In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Christian Schmeichel, SVP &amp; Chief Future of Work Officer at SAP.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn how SAP is reimagining work across three key dimensions - future workforce, future people practices, and the future of HR.</p><p><br></p><p>Christian discusses planning for an evolving workforce composition, SAP's empowering flexwork policy, and the emphasis on mental health and mindfulness. He also provides perspective on HR trends like leveraging AI and chatbots while retaining the human touch. Christian believes this is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of work and live in new ways.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a can't-miss episode for all leaders preparing their organizations for what's ahead.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Subscribe to HR Leaders: http://bit.ly/2wFkCEq</p><p>🎙️ Listen on your favourite platform: https://art19.com/shows/hr-leaders-podcast</p><p>👤 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisraineyhr/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Thanks to Pyn for supporting the show!</strong></p><p>Build your ideal employee experience journey and never miss a moment that matters with their FREE Employee Journey Designer tool. <a href="http://pynhq.com/hrleaders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pynhq.com/hrleaders</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode highlights</strong></p><p>00:00 - Meet Christian and podcast highlight</p><p>04:49 - SAP's future workforce planning including more gig workers, AI and robots.</p><p>23:03 - Why we should prioritize future of work initiatives</p><p>23:55 - Future of work beyond flex work</p><p>24:44 - The Future of HR, reimagining how HR functions need to operate in the future</p><p>31:10 - Christian emphasizes retaining the human touch in HR</p><p><br></p><p>About HR Leaders Podcast: Join Chris Rainey as he chats with the world's top Chief People Officers, CHRO’s and industry experts who share their experience, insights, lessons learned and how they are shaping the future of work for business and s