We remembered the people!
I remember travelling back from the Festival of Work last year (and in 2023) and feeling a little deflated.
The focus was very much on tech, AI and how platforms could get more out of people.
“X wellbeing platform let’s your people be more productive.”
At the time, I was vocal that culture is about your people; not what you want out of your people.
In our FOMO of the latest AI-infused/powered/supported widgets, it felt like we’d forgotten the important bit: the soft squishy emotional bit, where the magic in our world happens. The people.
Today, I’m travelling back impressed.
The Festival has been a highlight event. It feels different – the layout, the exhibitors, the staging.
But – and most importantly – there’s much more focus on those soft, squishy bits. People are foremost in many of the discussions I’ve been a part of today.
If you’ve not been, day 2 is on tomorrow and it’s worth a visit.
(I’m not on commission 😉)
Well done, CIPD. You’ve renewed my hope that HR can be more People & Culture.
