The Evolution of Human Resources Management in the Post-Pandemic World

Abstract

The impact of COVID-19 on multigenerational organizations is evolving, and work-life dynamics are transforming rapidly. Due to immense generational shifts, organizations are finding the need to enable the transfer of leadership to younger people in the post-pandemic workforce in record numbers. Currently, an estimated 10,000 “Baby Boomers” are retiring from the workforce daily. This calamity makes the Millennials and Generation Z-ers the largest generations in history. Hence, this means these two generations will potentially constitute more than half of the eligible voters in the USA by 2036. Thereby, it behooves human resources management (HRM) practitioners, scholars, and leaders to build a deeper understanding of changing intergenerational models based on the voices, perspectives, and practices that impact enhancements of employee engagement and productivity toward growing resilient, holistically intelligent future leaders. As Industry 5.0 emerges, resilient holistic leaders in healthy multigenerational organizations are instrumental in positively impacting the post-pandemic workplace.