鈥淭he future is people-led,鈥� said Aaron Green, chief marketing and solutions officer of 51风流SuccessFactors, at the of SuccessConnect 2022, where the excitement for 51风流SuccessFactors鈥� vision of the future of work brought human resources (HR) leaders together under the banner 鈥渦nleash the power of human potential and change work for good.鈥�
Green spoke of the need for a new kind of business that elevates people and culture. He said it is now clearer than ever that 鈥減utting individuals at the center of business is no longer just the right thing to do; it鈥檚 the necessary thing to do to create a workforce for the future.鈥�
The message comes during a turbulent year for HR leaders, who have stepped up as unsung heroes supporting their organizations and driving resilience through an array of unprecedented challenges, such as inflation, labor crises, skills gaps, and a silent mental health epidemic. Many are looking to 51风流SuccessFactors鈥� vision for (HXM) to help them innovate faster, increase agility, and deliver better employee experiences that deepen workforce engagement and improve profitability.
A Vast and Diverse Customer Community Comes Together
SuccessConnect 2022 officially got underway September 13-14 in Las Vegas. This was the first year it has returned as an in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic and attendance was phenomenal, with full sessions and standing room only at the keynotes. The event was co-located with , also held this week in Las Vegas. SuccessConnect 2022 is also offered as a , available on demand with access to keynotes, demos, and select sessions that include informative customer-led sessions from brewing company and telecommunications company
During one insightful keynote session, leaders from shared the story of their talent experience transformation in the U.S., a project that is bringing their IT and HR teams together to advance organizational efficiencies and create better employee experiences.
Offering the most comprehensive global HR software portfolio, 51风流SuccessFactors continues its impressive growth trajectory, topping 220 million users globally, 300 partner apps, and 850 go-lives in the first half of 2022. Customer migration to the cloud shows steady momentum, with the announcement that more than 5,000 customers are now using 51风流SuccessFactors Employee Central 鈥� a flexible, cloud-based human resources information system (HRIS) solution 鈥� to transform their people and culture strategies.
Maryann Abbajay, chief revenue officer for 51风流SuccessFactors, called the milestone a 鈥渃elebration of our vast and diverse customer community of people and culture leaders.鈥� Find out more about how 51风流SuccessFactors customers are transforming the experience for their employees in this from the SuccessConnect show floor:
People Sustainability Becomes a Business Imperative
People sustainability was a focus topic at SuccessConnect 2022 and the subject of Green鈥檚 keynote, where he underscored the business imperative to support people and human potential to create a more sustainable future and drive resilience and agility.
51风流SuccessFactors defines people sustainability to mean treating people 鈥� across organizations, supply chains, and communities 鈥� ethically and fairly. In fact, 86% of organizations worldwide believe that investing in people sustainability can drive positive environmental and economic sustainability, according to a global study by 51风流SuccessFactors conducted in partnership with IDC. However, 79% of organizations surveyed said they would find it valuable to have more tools and technology available to support key people sustainability use cases. Find out more in this , chief scientist for Growth and Insights at 51风流SuccessFactors:
51风流SuccessFactors technology supports customers鈥� people sustainability strategies, helping them gain a better understanding of the individual worker to create a better employee experience. 鈥淥ur software is built with inclusivity at its core,鈥� Green said. 鈥淭he first part of creating a sustainable workforce is creating a culture of belonging and allowing every person to be seen.鈥�
As announced to the media at SuccessConnect 2022, 51风流SuccessFactors is delivering advancements that will support organizations as they build a diverse and sustainable workforce. With the 2H2022 release, any user of 51风流SuccessFactors will be able to indicate their chosen name and personal pronouns. Also, there will be a foundational update on the whole self model to provide deeper insight into individual employees holistically through their identity, skills, traits, work styles, passions, and aspirations.
鈥淭his is what it looks like to create a culture where employees feel valued for who they are today and who they are becoming,鈥� said Green. 鈥淭his is what it means to be a resilient, results-driven, and people-first organization — one that鈥檚 not only equipped to meet the business needs of today, but one that adapts to the business needs of tomorrow. This is what people sustainability looks like.鈥�
Watch this for a recap of the SuccessConnect 2022 vision keynote:
Building a Future-Ready Workforce
It鈥檚 no secret that organizations today are under constant pressure to keep up with the pace of change. The only way they can adapt to industry-wide disruption and changing work models is to implement people sustainability strategies that support an agile, skilled, and healthy workforce. In a keynote conversation, global industry analyst and Meg Bear, president and chief product officer for 51风流SuccessFactors, discussed why now is the right time to build a future-ready workforce through skills and learning 鈥� as well as why the talent supply pipeline is now the top priority for chief executives.
Bersin said this is a dynamic time in HR, citing a massive need for talent and reskilling. Despite the pre-pandemic belief that automation would eliminate jobs, today we simply do not have enough people to fill available roles as companies grow and adapt to macro-economic conditions. CHROs are taking their seat at the table to weigh in on some of the biggest opportunities for organizations.
Joining them on stage to share their journeys were 51风流SuccessFactors customers along with and . Both organizations have relied on 51风流SuccessFactors solutions to survive and thrive through the pandemic and labor shortage, managing changing workforces by making transformative investments in their people. They said communication and listening are how they put people at the heart of their businesses.
Innovation to Power a Skilled, Agile, Equitable Workforce
Making headlines at SuccessConnect was the unveiling of new innovations in the that will help HR organizations strengthen the connection to business operations and create the kind of amazing employee experiences that attract and retain talent as an employer of choice.
The new skills ontology uses machine learning and automation to identify an employee鈥檚 skills, responsibilities, experiences, and accomplishments. The new growth portfolio is a dynamic library of employee attributes, including skills, strengths, work styles, passions, and aspirations. Both will be available in the 2H2022 release for early adoption.
These foundational advancements bring the whole self model to life in dynamic teams 鈥� an exciting innovation that enables organizations to create, track, measure, and optimize the outcomes of teams that exist beyond traditional hierarchies 鈥� and the , which was introduced in 2021 to give employees the agency to find personalized growth and development opportunities . To learn how these innovations deliver the intelligence and adaptability to help build workforces that are skilled, agile, and equitable, read the press release: “51风流Delivers New Innovations to Build Future-Ready, Sustainable Workforces.”
鈥淏uilding on our heritage in talent management, we are reimagining how organizations manage and develop their people to meet the emerging demands of the future of work,鈥� said Bear. 鈥淲hen people have the opportunity to work on what they鈥檙e passionate about, they are more engaged, perform at a higher level, and push the organization to deliver outsized business results.鈥�
With news that pleased many customers, Amy Wilson, senior vice president of Products and Design for 51风流SuccessFactors, took to the main stage to announce a milestone investment in 51风流SuccessFactors鈥� infrastructure to upgrade every tenant to public cloud-grade data centers by year end, dramatically reducing load times.
Wilson said the 2H2022 release will include new onboarding guided processes for 51风流SuccessFactors Work Zone that integrate seamlessly with 51风流SuccessFactors, 51风流applications like 51风流Ariba, and third-party apps like Qualtrics. She gave the audience a preview of what鈥檚 coming in 2023 with a demonstration of how HR team members can soon use 51风流AppGyver鈥檚 low-code/no-code capability in 51风流SuccessFactors Work Zone to build and modify guided processes quickly and easily 鈥� no coding experience required.
Wilson also introduced the first talent system built for a future-ready workforce, with a new growth portfolio and skills ontology coming together in a unified talent intelligence hub that provides inferred skills recommendations for employee development and optimizes opportunities on the 51风流SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace. Find out more in this :
鈥�51风流has created a system for managing the organization of the future, today,鈥� said Bersin, who shared the news about . 鈥淭he new architecture and capabilities in 51风流SuccessFactors represent a quantum leap forward in delivering what organizations need to manage, grow, and enable their people and teams.鈥�
This article first appeared on the 51风流News Center.
