Evolution of Talent – Page 6

Two steps to establishing a strong leadership population within your organisation

Leading an organisation is particularly complex in today’s ever-changing environment, with a multitude of often-conflicting challenges. Firstly, a lack of succession planning is hindering businesses’ ability to maintain long-term success, as just 1 in 3 organisations have a formalised plan for succession in place, while 39% of HR professionals agree that inadequate talent pipelines, among other factors, have left their leadership population unable to respond to changing business needs.

Future of Work Series: How Will the Work Be Done?

Organisations worldwide have had to overcome unforeseen challenges to sustain business activity in the last two years. To help organisations make sense of this transformative period, Talent Solutions has partnered with Everest Group, a research firm focused on strategic IT, business services, engineering services and sourcing, to create a series of reports to answer the following questions

Outplacement is more than just finding a job

As the cost of living crisis rages on, businesses and employees alike are feeling the impact. Spiralling energy costs and supply chain pressures mean organisations are facing operational challenges, while a growing number of employees are having to seek extra work through the gig economy in order to manage rising inflation rates. And while redundancy rates fell to a record low between February and April this year, recent data suggests businesses are now beginning to feel the strain and are looking for ways to save costs.

How to transform your Tech Talent Strategy

In the last decade, the IT sector has seen phenomenal growth – but is it now growing fast enough to keep up with digitisation? We are living in a world where the life span of technology is shrinking, demand for IT talent outstrips supply, adaptive skills are highly prized, and companies need to be bolder and more deliberate in their workforce strategies.

What Workers Want: From Surviving to Thriving

What does it mean to thrive at work? According to today’s workforce, it means being empowered to grow, nurturing mental fitness and physical well-being, finding meaning and purpose in their work, and defining success for themselves.

WEBINAR: Employment Outlook – Q3 2022

The latest findings in the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) show strong hiring optimism continuing into the third quarter of 2022, with +35% of employers planning to add to their workforce. However, in conjunction with labour markets rebounding, the impact of the pandemic has catalysed a talent shortage of historical scale, with employers globally reporting unprecedented talent and skills shortages.

The Talent Shortage

Labour markets are striving to rebound from the impacts of the pandemic, catalysing a talent shortage of historical scale. More than 3 out of every 4 (78%) companies now report difficulty hiring – a 16-year high.

Building capability and confidence through a coaching culture

It’s no secret that coaching is a key enabler for employee growth and enhanced business performance, with 2 in 3 coachees citing improved job performance as a result of their support. 27% of employees are demanding greater investment in their training and development, and businesses are now able to be more responsive to these expectations thanks to the democratisation of coaching through digital platforms such as RightCoach.

PODCAST: Hire and Retain Diverse Talent with DEIB

In our latest Transform Talent Podcast, we are discussing hiring and retaining diverse talent with DEIB. To attract a diverse workforce of top talent, organisations must foster diverse and inclusive cultures and in this podcast, we have invited Devi Virdi, Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Centrica, and Nina Pagon, Consultant and DEIB Lead at Right Management UK, to share their perspectives on this timely topic.

Creating Talent for the Future – how to move towards a net zero talent ecosystem

Organisations are under more pressure than ever to find talent with the right skills, whilst increasing workforce performance and productivity. On top of this, employers in the UK have ambitious plans to increase headcount at a record rate. Businesses are proactively recruiting following the pandemic, yet struggle to fill vacancies.