Can HR re-define work for the AI age? One perspective - it's going to be trickier than some suggest...

There’s been no shortage of articles, op-ed pieces and white papers hyping up the importance and necessity of re-designing work. Unfortunately, these overly numerous, hyperbolic pieces have been long on sounding strategic and woefully short of real, tangible advice from real job design experts. It’s embarrassing. It’s not advice, not actionable and not complete.

There are some key points to consider here:

• Wanting HR to re-imagine work for the AI-powered enterprise doesn’t necessarily mean HR has the people, tools, skills and technology to pull it off
• This kind of potential change is huge and highly complex. Shouldn’t your approach to re-imagining work be thoughtful and comprehensive instead of being some forgettable soundbite or meme?
• Businesses may benefit from using business process re-engineering experts whose skillsets and experiences more closely align with the requirements of AI job reinvention needs.
• The need for job and work re-design ...