What trends will impact your business in 2012? Are talent shortages and generational discord on your list? APQC recently bylined articles on these trends.
Workforce Capabilities Fall Short
In this article for Target magazine, we highlight what organizations are doing to address talent shortages. Use the benchmarking data that we provide to assess your organization’s ability to close skills gaps.
Generational Turbulence on the Horizon
Published in World@Work’s workspan magazine, this article suggests that generational discord and discontent threaten workforce productivity, knowledge transfer, product innovation, employee retention, and organizational leadership. Read examples of how some organizations are fostering engagement and collaboration among Baby Boomer, Generation X, and Millennial workers.
Do these trends—talent shortages and generational turbulence—ring true based on your experiences? What other trends are impacting your workforce and how you manage human capital in the new year?