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Future proof your Workforce
Over the next few years companies will start to experience a steady flow of retirees leaving the workforce. They are also finding that the millennial workforce does not have the same values around loyalty and longevity of employment with their employer. A Future Workforce study in 2012 showed that 91% of people born between 1977 and 1997 said they anticipated staying in a job for less than three years. This then raises a question around how a company can future proof their workforce for further growth. Recent research by Randstad highlighted that 64% of companies expressed concern over gaps in their leadership pipeline.
Box of Fluffy Ducks ...
.. the complexities of the multi cultural NZ workplace
“What we need is a great big melting pot” at least, that’s what Blue Mink sang about back in the 1970’s. Well it seems as though we are on track to achieve that here in New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand projections indicate that by 2021, about 25% of New Zealand’s workforce will have been born overseas, representing one of the most ethnically diverse societies and, in turn workforce, in the OECD.
2060 : The Future of Work
"It's life Jim, but not as we know it"...
Recently I took part in a ‘Frame the Future’ workshop run by Nelson City Council (NCC) about what the region in which I live, Nelson/Tasman in New Zealand, would look like in 2060. It was interesting, and challenging, to try and step into the shoes of people who would be living and working here. A range of vision statements started to emerge; ‘big city opportunities with small village values’, ‘seamless living between work and personal’, ‘a people and environment centered community’. Common, themes of self-reliance, culture, environmental impact, recreation and equity emerged.