What was discussed at the HR Digital 2022 summit: important trends, bright quotes

The HR Digital summit took place on November 23-24. In 2020, it moved entirely online, but this did not make the program less eventful. On the contrary, HR Digital provided an opportunity to share experiences of trial, error, and experimentation on the way to overcoming such an unprecedented situation as the coronavirus pandemic.

Valentina Nikiforova

Independent director, mentor, author of books on management

“In 2020, it was useful to remember the 1998 crisis. Not only to apply the lessons learned then to the current situation, but also to motivate those employees who were facing a crisis for the first time, to remind them that everything will pass, that despite the severity of the current situation, the company will develop again.”

Forced remote work and self-isolation coincided with the general trend of transferring some processes to an online format, many presentations were devoted to the digitalization of HR practices and procedures. They also talked about how companies and people adapt to changes and what to do to maintain and increase efficiency in difficult times - personal and corporate.

When organizing remote work, psychological safety is very important. When people work remotely, they start to worry about what will happen to their work, their role, they do not understand how well they do their job. The basis for psychological safety of employees is a high level of trust in the company.