Digital Growth of Human Resource

"Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons." -R. Buckminster Fuller

The rapid growth of Technology is changing the way people live and work. How Organisations are coping up with this challenge?

From past many years, HR Department has given a great contribution in making a high investments in technology to help in retaining the best talent within the organisation and also to create tools for effective communication. These tools are intern giving a platform to engage and build positive relationships resulting in a higher level of satisfaction and morale. Organisations want to build a culture which is friendly and productive. But how technology, culture and relationships are connected? 

To the extent we use technology is a bit surprising. Using project management tools like Basecamp and chat tool like Skype or Google Hangout make life much easier at work along with maintaining a personal relationship with people at work. But being an employer, have you ever realised or evaluated as if your employee is not taking it along at home after work? OR they  are not affecting their personal relationships for the sake of so called employee engagement? Yes it affects. As an employer you might have issued laptops,  data connections or mobiles to your people. Have you kept a check on the usage. How many times have you? I always have a question back in my mind as to what type of relationship these companies are trying to build? Isn't it the aim is little shallow? 

Employees feel bad when it comes to micro-managing but not at the time when they misuse the technology for their personal interest. People have been writing good things to advocate an employee friendly environment and  challenges employees face when they are being micro managed but what they don't understand is that technology misuse is the biggest challenge employers are facing these days. 

I am always of the thinking that Human Resources (people) are the most critical asset a company can have.  I also agree to have an employee friendly culture. And I also know keeping policies in place for everything is something people don't like. But I am still there with my question. What kind of relationships? With company or people? Because there has to be a distinct line between professional and personal relationship too.

A misuse of Internet or any electronic device can harm confidentially aspect of the company. Many companies resist putting IT usage policy in place to be employee friendly and do not want to limit employees. It is important, however, to maintain a balance between being employee friendly with technology and reducing risk to your company. A company should understand the legal implications when it comes to misuse of data since "Facts are venerable to misuse."