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 “putting individuals at the center of business is no longer just the right thing to do; it’s the necessary thing to do to create a workforce for the future.”

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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors’ 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, 51ˇçÁ÷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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Employee Central – a flexible, cloud-based human resources information system (HRIS) solution – to transform their people and culture strategies.

Maryann Abbajay, chief revenue officer for 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, called the milestone a “celebration of our vast and diverse customer community of people and culture leaders.” Find out more about how 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors customers are transforming the experience for their employees in this from the SuccessConnect show floor:

Click the button below to load the content from YouTube.

Always allow YouTube

People Sustainability Becomes a Business Imperative

People sustainability was a focus topic at SuccessConnect 2022 and the subject of Green’s keynote, where he underscored the business imperative to support people and human potential to create a more sustainable future and drive resilience and agility.

51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors defines people sustainability to mean treating people – across organizations, supply chains, and communities – 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 51ˇçÁ÷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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors:

Click the button below to load the content from YouTube.

Always allow YouTube

51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors technology supports customers’ people sustainability strategies, helping them gain a better understanding of the individual worker to create a better employee experience. “Our software is built with inclusivity at its core,” Green said. “The first part of creating a sustainable workforce is creating a culture of belonging and allowing every person to be seen.”

As announced to the media at SuccessConnect 2022, 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors is delivering advancements that will support organizations as they build a diverse and sustainable workforce. With the 2H2022 release, any user of 51ˇçÁ÷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.

“This is what it looks like to create a culture where employees feel valued for who they are today and who they are becoming,” said Green. “This is what it means to be a resilient, results-driven, and people-first organization — one that’s 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.”

Watch this for a recap of the SuccessConnect 2022 vision keynote:

Click the button below to load the content from YouTube.

Always allow YouTube

Building a Future-Ready Workforce

It’s 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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, discussed why now is the right time to build a future-ready workforce through skills and learning – 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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors customers along with and . Both organizations have relied on 51ˇçÁ÷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’s 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 – an exciting innovation that enables organizations to create, track, measure, and optimize the outcomes of teams that exist beyond traditional hierarchies – 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: “51ˇçÁ÷Delivers New Innovations to Build Future-Ready, Sustainable Workforces.”

“Building 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,” said Bear. “When people have the opportunity to work on what they’re passionate about, they are more engaged, perform at a higher level, and push the organization to deliver outsized business results.”

With news that pleased many customers, Amy Wilson, senior vice president of Products and Design for 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, took to the main stage to announce a milestone investment in 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors’ 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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Work Zone that integrate seamlessly with 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, 51ˇçÁ÷applications like 51ˇçÁ÷Ariba, and third-party apps like Qualtrics. She gave the audience a preview of what’s coming in 2023 with a demonstration of how HR team members can soon use 51ˇçÁ÷AppGyver’s low-code/no-code capability in 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Work Zone to build and modify guided processes quickly and easily – 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 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace. Find out more in this :

Click the button below to load the content from YouTube.

Always allow YouTube

“51ˇçÁ÷has created a system for managing the organization of the future, today,” said Bersin, who shared the news about . “The new architecture and capabilities in 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors represent a quantum leap forward in delivering what organizations need to manage, grow, and enable their people and teams.”

Changing Work for Good

This article first appeared on the 51ˇçÁ÷News Center.

The post SuccessConnect 2022: Together, We Can Change Work for Good appeared first on 51ˇçÁ÷Africa News Center.

As HR leaders, our goal is to rethink and reinvent HR — to fundamentally change the work experience for every employee so that as our businesses grow and change, we can remain focused on those essential human elements. This means redirecting our focus from what the business needs employees to do, to what employees need to do their best — whether they’re remote, hybrid, deskless, or contingent workers.

At , we’re coming together to discuss what work looks like today, what it will look like tomorrow, and what employees need now and going forward. Attendees can learn how human experience management (HXM) solutions from 51ˇçÁ÷can help organizations attract the best talent, develop a future-ready workforce through continuous learning, manage and pay their teams with confidence, and innovate faster in the cloud to remain agile and resilient.

Whether you are new to 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors solutions or a longtime customer, here’s what you can expect at this year’s SuccessConnect virtual event on October 13.

1. Get inspired by Adam Grant

This year, Adam Grant – organizational psychologist at The Wharton School of Business, best-selling author, and host of WorkLife, a TED original podcast – challenges us to rethink and unlearn as we change work for good. His conversation with Jill Popelka, president of 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, is a must-listen for anyone looking to create a culture of learning and exploration, a culture where everyone feels empowered to address even the biggest of challenges in new and creative ways, and a culture where the risk of burnout is minimized so that everyone can focus and flourish.

2. See HXM in action

Amy Wilson, senior vice president of Products and Design at 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors, returns for a highly anticipated HXM product strategy and vision segment as part of the SuccessConnect keynote. Benefit from an in-depth look at one of our latest innovations, the 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace solution, and learn how intuitive it is for people to discover recommendations for opportunities that empower them to develop and grow. Gain insight into our vision and, specifically, the way we intend to support employees to learn and better connect, align, and perform in dynamic teams, while at the same time providing organizations with actionable insights into team health. Discover how these solutions help people accelerate their career development and thrive in an agile work environment.

3. Learn best practices from 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors customers 

Hear from your peers about practical tips for optimizing your talent acquisition strategy, migrating from the 51ˇçÁ÷ERP Human Capital Management solution to 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors solutions to take full advantage of the cloud, elevating the skills of your workforce with agile learning, and so much more. HR leaders from companies such as Whirlpool Corporation, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Corning Inc., Unifar S.A. de C.V., Etihad Airways, Vodafone Group PLC, TelefĂłnica, and many others will inspire you to think and act differently to help ensure your employees are happier and your business performs better. Plus, engage in live Q&A with each of our customer speakers.

4. Explore road-map sessions and see what’s coming

Get a front-row seat at our live product road-map sessions to hear what’s new and what’s coming with solutions such as 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Recruiting, 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Onboarding, 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Employee Central, and 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll; the technology foundation that supports 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors HXM Suite; and more. Product experts will answer your questions live after their presentations. Given our comprehensive 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors HXM Suite, we also plan to release on-demand road-map videos before the event, so you can watch them anytime, from anywhere, including road-map videos for 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Succession & Development, 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Compensation, and 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Work Zone solutions; Employee Experience Management solutions from 51ˇçÁ÷and Qualtrics; the 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors People Analytics solution; and more.

5. Experience hands-on lab sessions*

There is no better way to enhance your learning experience than with hands-on lab sessions. Discover how to configure and use our products and get your questions answered in real time. Topics include creating and maintaining look-up tables for advanced business rules for hiring, optimizing engagement with the new reimagined user experience in continuous performance management, running payroll processes with payroll control center functionality, exploring capabilities recently delivered in the 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors Employee Central solution, and exploring the new reimagined home page.

on October 13. If you’ve already registered for the event, you can to view session details and create your personal agenda.

Lara Albert is vice president of Solution Marketing for 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors.

*Registration for hands-on lab sessions is required as space is limited to 300 attendees, which allows our trainers time to answer questions and helps ensure attendees are properly set up.

This article first appeared on the 51ˇçÁ÷News Center.

The post Five Things to Look Forward to at SuccessConnect 2021 Virtual Event appeared first on 51ˇçÁ÷Africa News Center.

He will share lessons of leadership during crisis, the importance of empathy and compassion, the value of unleashing people’s talent, and using their potential to help others.

An immigrant from Spain to the U.S., Andrés is a world-renowned chef. He helped popularize tapas in the U.S. with more than 30 restaurants that span from fine dining to food halls. His business leadership has demonstrated how a culture of innovation and creativity not only leads to personal and organizational success, but to a better tomorrow for society. In 2010, he founded World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that provides innovative solutions to end hunger and poverty.

Currently, WCK is working in more than a hundred cities across the globe to provide during the COVID-19 pandemic – delivering more than 10 million meals to date – while partnering with local restaurants to help some of the hardest hit employees and businesses. Andrés will discuss his experience during this crisis and why “.”

is a one-day global digital experience that will take place on June 17, 2020. Human resources (HR) and business professionals can tune in to hear from thought leaders on how they are navigating these unprecedented times, discover the latest innovations in human experience management (HXM), and share best practices.

The event will be hosted by , Founder and CEO of and in-arena host of the . , economist and best-selling author, will also join the event to discuss what to expect in a post-pandemic world.

“The last few months have been full of change for all of us, and it has been inspiring to see HR leaders come together and take charge of change,” 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors President Jill Popelka said. “There are two things that have proven constant across diverse industries and regions: innovation within HR is thriving, and human connection continues to be a top priority.”

The will take a place on June 17, followed by three breakout sessions:

• How to Realign Resources During This Time of Change and Beyond
• Is Business Continuity Still a Thing?
• How Do You Reskill Your Workforce to Adapt to Rapidly Changing Priorities?

.

For more information, visit the and follow the event hashtags #SAPPHIRENOW and #SuccessConnect.

Carolyn Judge Phillip is vice president of corporate marketing, 51ˇçÁ÷SuccessFactors.

This article first appeared on the 51ˇçÁ÷News Center.

The post Humanitarian and Culinary Innovator José Andrés to Keynote at SuccessConnect at SAPPHIRE NOW Converge appeared first on 51ˇçÁ÷Africa News Center.