In a recent episode of the Success Navigator podcast, Kornica Ganguly, HR leader at AWS, shared valuable insights on the complexities HR leaders face during digital transformation journeys. The conversation focused on key challenges in implementing technology, particularly AI and analytics, and the strategies HR leaders can adopt to stay agile, align with business needs, and drive adoption.

 

As digital transformation reshapes HR functions, leaders must stay ahead of innovation while ensuring their strategies remain aligned with business needs. Kornica’s insights highlight the importance of agility, effective communication, and user-centric tech adoption to drive the success of HR tech initiatives. By focusing on these elements, HR leaders can overcome challenges and unlock the true potential of new technologies in transforming their organization.

 

This is especially crucial when it comes to transformation success. According to the SHRPA Global State of HR Industry Report, around 64% companies across APAC and ME are set to miss out on transformation success if it’s people-centric and tech-enabled. Ensuring technology adoption is not done is isolation but rather focusing on adoption, change management, and building the skills that help leverage tech without compromising on the experience is vital.


Key Highlights from the conversation: 

 

  • Keep pace with rapid innovation: The fast pace of technology evolution creates implementation challenges, requiring HR leaders to stay agile and adjust strategies quickly.
  • Align tech with business needs: HR leaders must ensure tech solutions address real business problems, not just idealized goals.
  • Be agile in transformation: Setting realistic milestones and building flexible plans are critical to ensuring tech transformation aligns with shifting priorities.
  • Overcome misalignment with tech providers: Successful partnerships rely on focusing on end-user needs and ensuring tech solutions integrate seamlessly within the organization.
  • Ensure use of employee-centric tech: The key to adoption lies in showing employees clear, personal benefits of using new technologies, especially in AI and analytics.
  • Experiment and develop tech skills: HR leaders must stay hands-on with technology, experimenting and learning new tools to build necessary skills.
  • Prioritise Communication in change management: Transparent, regular communication and feedback loops are crucial to gain trust and accelerate adoption in digital transformations.