KPMG Report: Bold people strategies are crucial in achieving competitive edge in HR

KPMG Report: Bold people strategies are crucial in achieving competitive edge in HR

- One of the many HR trends is the shift towards AI and HR cloud to ease administrative loads

- Kingdom’s economic landscape increasingly involves HR professionals

- KPMG experts predict people could spend more time in metaverse than in real life by 2030

Riyadh: Optimizing people management has been a common pursuit for organizations worldwide, often achieved by leveraging best practices and drawing insight from others in the field. In its latest publication, The future of HR: Lessons from pathfinders, KPMG explores how HR professionals around the world are dealing with disruption and their organizations.

The report explores six key themes: delivering strategic flow; being digital in thought; word and deed; advancing analytics from insight to action – safely; shopping for talent — building talent marketplaces; holding to the heading — how to make purpose real and prioritizing wellbeing.

“Our interactions with global experts suggest that companies are now prioritizing bold people strategies as a crucial element in achieving a competitive edge, especially during the current period of the Great Reconsideration,” said Niam Sinno, Head of People and Change Advisory at KPMG Professional Services.

Saudi Arabia has been introducing initiatives to build the capabilities needed for its marketplace, and one of the latest initiatives is