| | JULY - 2023MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM9It is not about `human capital,' or people as a commodity, but about ensuring care and consideration of people as the hallmark of the strategic planning processwork for ­ a values-based company that recognizes the individual and their unique contributions and prioritizes a holistic wellness model. This change in the mindset of potential candidates requires HR leaders to ensure that people strategy is part of the business strategy and vice versa.Looking forward into 2023 and beyond will involve equal parts visionary work, monitoring the ongoing trends in the marketplace, and creating a progressive edge to evolve our employee value proposition. Leading up to the beginning of the pandemic, the future of work for Syngenta Canada was focused on opening our search for talent across Canada and adopting an ideology of remote and hybrid work as a mainstay for most roles in the company. Fast forward to 2022, and we added six weeks' vacation for all employees starting day one. It is this type of strategic planning that has set us on a different trajectory to ensure we can attract, retain, and develop our talent while providing some unique benefits before the need to react to the changing labour market. Future of WorkProgressive HR teams understand the business strategy and look at ways unlock talent and focus on what could be in the next three to five years to support the business of the future. It is not about `human capital,' or people as a commodity, but about ensuring care and consideration of people as the hallmark of the strategic planning process. The future of work will be focused on ensuring access for all regardless of location. This also includes an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens on not only systems and processes but how we are able to grow, develop and support our people. If the last three years has taught us anything, it is that the reality that our strategy needs to be a living and breathing plan ­ something that we acknowledge may have to change quickly and considers people at the heart.
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