The modern workplace is in a near-constant state of evolution and reconstruction. Technological advancements are transforming jobs nearly as fast as people can adapt to the changes, making on-the-job upskilling a workforce essential.
Steve Hunt, Ph.D., Chief Expert, Technology and Work at SAP, profoundly understands how technology transforms work. His research focuses on the intersection of psychology, work technology, and business performance.
In a way, he was born into it — his father is a cognitive psychologist who wrote one of the first books on artificial intelligence, and his mother was a career guidance counselor. “You put those two together, and you get an industrial/organizational psychologist,” Hunt said.
But Hunt’s path wasn’t always that clear-cut. He invented it as he went, and in the process, his understanding of technology and how it affects work completely shifted. In his upcoming book Talent Tectonics: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations, and Reimagining the Employee Experience, Hunt covers how using technology, psychology, and business strategies effectively can create agile, adaptive companies.
A believer that better work environments can make the world better, Hunt shared some insights in his latest book with Eightfold AI’s Chief Marketing Officer Ligia Zamora and Senior Director of