Humans are not machines. People cannot be always and permanently ‘on’
SA business and government leaders are at a unique point. We have sky-high unemployment, a rapidly evolving fourth industrial revolution and generational differences in our human capital that we ignore at our peril. We should future-proof our growth by building retention, succession and advancement into human capital plans across the public and private sectors.
If today’s advances in digital and artificial intelligence tools have shown us anything, it is that humans are not machines. Our human capital cannot be always and permanently “on”; we want to make a lasting impact, but can’t burn out while doing it. In a pilot study IQbusiness conducted in late 2021, nearly 70% of office-based staff in SA reported functioning under extreme stress.
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