Another set of predictions are coming your way… my guess is that there are tens of thousands of pages of them for you to choose from, so here’s my take on 2010. The first is that it IS NOT just a “new year” – it is the beginning of a “new decade,” and I believe we need to think in short, medium and long term ways both to “kickstart” 2010 and to invest in our visions for 2020.
There’s been a huge downsizing in HR and talent acquisition, and we will not see employment levels come back to the way they were. Employer engagement levels are at an all time low. Almost 60% of individuals polled claim they will look for a new opportunity as soon as the economy turns around. We are confronting a looming crisis in organizational capability – and thus in HR – when the recovery takes hold. And this can be a GOOD thing if you prepare for it and take advantage of it. (more…)
