Meaningful Work and HR Trends with Marc-André Nataf, CEO, Cegid North America

Covid-19 accelerated the transformation of the workplace and the role that HR plays in it. The HR department has had to become more strategic since the onset of the pandemic and plays an important role in shaping the New Normal.This comes with a different mindset, new skills, processes, and models. But at the end of the day, HR is still all about the human factor. That's why says today's guest, you should always keep investing in talent.Bill's guest this time is Marc-André Nataf, CEO, Cegid North America, a platform designed to help companies better manage candidates, recruiting, training, performance, compensation, career development, and succession.Questions Include:Cegid recently acquired Talentsoft. What does that mean for the capabilities, goals and market strategy of Cegid in 2022/23?Talk about factors behind so many employees wanting to leave their jobs to give more meaning to their work lives.You take a pragmatic approach in your recent article called Talent War: It’s Not All About Recruitment. You write “… to retain (high-performing employees), you need to know who they are. Who are the people whose departure would slow down the company's growth and harm its competitiveness? The first thing to do is to ensure that you have reliable data on the performance of each person, in order to go beyond the mere feelings of the managers.” How can leaders and HR departments best analyze and differentiate high performers/high potentials from those that are not adding to the bottom line?Cegid recently released its HR Trends For 2022 report, In it, it says “While we can’t simply ‘go back’ to a time before the pandemic, it’s time to look back to move forward. What we can do is make the decision to build again, on strong foundations … That’s why our HR Trends for 2022 are based around three words, all starting with the prefix ‘re’ … Realign, Reconnect, Redeploy.”  What can companies do to realign, reconnect, and redeploy in a post-pandemic environment post-pandemic?The HR Trends For 2022 report concludes by stating “HR jobs are ...going to change! In the near future, HR's work will consist of developing a holistic view of employee well-being." As we look to wrap up, can you summarize how the pandemic accelerated the change to the HR function?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events