Thriving through change: Insights for your 2024 playbook
December 18, 2023
1. Be a strategic partner
Leave is now one of the most valued employee benefits, but what does it take to be a strong leave partner today? Unum leaders talk to two trailblazing customer and broker partners:
Rebecca Berry, Chief Human Resources Officer of St. Charles Health System, shares how and why their organization elevates the employee benefits experience.
Sarah Friend, President of the Partners Group, emphasizes the importance of getting the leave experience right.
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2. Lead with empathy
To lead boldly in 2024, HR professionals must balance strategic vision with genuine empathy. Drawing out the best in employees requires not just data-driven insights, but also a deep understanding of human connection and growth. In this video, hear from influential voices in HR tech who share their perspectives on what it takes to lead effectively in the year ahead:
Hebba Youseff, Chief People Officer at Workweek and founder and creator of the popular "I Hate it Here" newsletter, says one of the biggest questions for 2024 is "How do we foster real connection?"
Dr. Jarik Conrad, Vice President of Human Insights at UKG and Executive Director, UKG Workforce Institute, believes, "We focus on making tech to make things better for people, but I think we’ve got start to shift to focus tech on making people better."
Jeff Williams, VP of Enterprise and HR Solutions at Paychex, who says, "I think the C-suite in the boardroom needs HR more than ever, and we’ve got to go in with a point of view, with a business case, with an ROI, with our research done with, data-driven insights to drive bolder action."
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3. Innovate and be ready to adapt
In 2024, agility and innovation remain essential for HR leaders—but one area gaining urgent attention is leave management. As organizations adapt to new ways of working, managing employee leave effectively has become a strategic priority. In the below video, top HR voices share why this shift matters and how technology is enabling transformation:
Transformational leave management is now one of the most important strategic HR functions according to Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer and Managing Partner at Sapient Insights Group. "It is the most important time for a lot of employees," she says.
AI is an "enabler of change and an enabler of transformation," says Jason Averbook, Senior Partner and Global Leader of Digital HR Strategy at Mercer. "AI puts a square in the intersection of not only changing how work works but changing how workers work."
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