Simplifying the Tech Journey for our Older Workers

In our previous article, Older Workers Can Learn Tech Too!, we talked about seven tech adoption factors. Today we'll focus on how we can influence them, aiming to make the tech journey as pleasant as possible. Here is how we can influence each tech adoption factor:

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Improve Communication in Virtual Teams

The world is a global village and we are all well-connected inhabitants of it. We have been under the impression that the mere existence of collaborative technologies would ensure effective communication among dispersed teams.

Then comes a virus whose effects are far more outreaching than just healthcare. It turns out that the actual performance of these sophisticated communication tools depends on how we use these technologies. Virtual communication behavior is important for successful collaboration.

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Older workers can learn tech too!

"Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) found that many times "frustration" with new technology made older adults unsure of their ability to use it, leaving them unmotivated to even try". MIT research shows multiple factors of older workers' technology adoption, these are:

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A Celebratory Note Amid a Storm

Our first webinar ‘Staying Connected to Emerge Stronger’ will go down into the history of the firm. After all, it is somewhat ironic that we had crafted and delivered the webinar while entirely apart, physically at least.

And our tech partners, Andy and Jeyan of Beekeeper Communication did an admirable job of showing up well prepared for every discussion and practice session. In that sense, we were truly connected and certainly emerged stronger for the experience and partnership.

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Take Remote Working to the Next Level!

The COVID-19 situation has emerged to be more than just a healthcare issue that the world is dealing with. With massive spread on a global scale, it has brought forth unique issues that affect the economy and global trade. Remote working was initially thought to be a boon for employee productivity, flexibility and morale. However, the mass adoption of the same has revealed the shortcomings of our current processes and adaptability to change.


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Balancing your Remote Worker's Physical & Mental Wellbeing

With the Covid-19 situation and the prevalence of remote working arrangements, employees who work from home are at risk of being 'disconnected', even with video conferencing technology and collaboration/communication tools. Unexpectedly, many have told us that they are spending more time working when they work from home.

Here are 3 things we can do today!

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HR Analytics & Its Real Potential

HR needs to be more analytical to become a more strategic and valuable asset to organisations. The right metrics and analytics models could contribute to collecting necessary data for HR to be an effective partner in business.

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Combining Purpose with Quality Relationships: Drive Employee Engagement

Purpose and quality of interpersonal engagement are two factors that can significantly impact employee engagement, and unsurprisingly, when employee engagement is strong, collaboration and high performance are natural outcomes. there are three essential steps to create productive collaboration.

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You Don’t Have to Be Scared of People Analytics: A Data Scientist Breaks It Down

Whether you are an HR specialist, a company manager, have just started a new venture, or you perhaps just want to know your employee population better, you may have heard of this term: People Analytics

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Promoting Innovative Behaviour & Cultures

Innovative cultures are great for creating something new or improve existing things. Innovative behaviour among employees is a vital asset for organisations to perform in a dynamic environment. Creating and sustaining such cultures is not easy. The first step is to support innovativeness.

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Emotion Recognition in the Future of HR

Emotions influence decisions. Measuring emotions can be of great value for research purposes. Advanced facial recognition-based software recognises universal facial expressions like happiness, fear, anger and sadness. This technology can be of great value in HR and recruitment.

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Staying Prepared in a Turbulent Environment

Around the world, including Singapore, workers are at risk of having their jobs made obsolete. Technological advancements, globalisation and other forces of disruption are now regular features in our economy.Food delivery riders may find themselves being replaced by self-driving cars. Human waiters are already replaced by tablets or robots, while banks have already started using self-service kiosks at their branches to cut down on manpower. In the logistics industry, all delivery staff may be replaced by drones in the coming years. 

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Starting it Right For Every HRIS Implementation

So, you’ve bought a new HRIS! That’s a step forward to delivering a digital transformation across HR and the business. But now to implement it. There are many books written about HRIS implementation but let’s start with the basics.

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The Ingredients to High Employee Engagement

Today, employee engagement is a big thing at every organisation. Everyone is trying to figure out the key ingredients to creating a workplace whereby employees are almost “dancing” on their way to office and humming happy tunes while being busy as a bee. Achieving this state of high employee engagement within the workplace is certainly not easy.

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Your HR Tech Assistant

Artificial intelligence and digitalisation bring about a new wave of technological tools. From fancy cloud-based software to robotics, these technological innovations have vastly enhanced workplace processes. One such technological tool would be the introduction of chatbots.

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Turning Potential Digital Blindspots Into Our Strengths

This is a summary of four prevalent digital blind spots that I have personally observed at multiple companies, and can personally relate to these challenges as the leader of a consulting firm.

The reality is that leading and executing a successful digital transformation can be very, very tough. And as Douglas A. Ready, the author of this MIT-Sloan blog post rightly points out - 'developing a digital mindset is a more complex challenge because it is a less tangible one to address.'

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The Importance of Culture Fit in a Startup Hiring

With the slew of Millennials in the workplace today coupled with the thriving startup scene, startup companies exudes the impression of a dynamic workplace. However, it is the dynamic and high-staked startup environment that makes it crucial to emphasize on the workplace culture during the startup hiring process.

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Digital HR Framework

This digital HR framework provides a useful overview of how the various human capital domains come together as they are enabled by technology.

Think of it as a “skeleton” which you can use to visualize and fit in the pieces of technology which are introduced in different parts of your organization’s HR department. At a glance, you can see what you should work on first, what’s missing, and which areas you are doing well in.

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