An upside down view of the future of the global workforce. How will you recruit the best and the brightest?

The onslaught of globalization, technology advances, and demographic changes are creating howling winds buffeting nations and businesses. It’s tough going for anyone heading directly into them, but an almost effortless glide if they are directly behind your back.

New Zealand actually provides an interesting glimpse of what’s in store for many developed countries. It has an aging population and full employment. Its young people possess a different ethic about work and life than their parents. A rite of passage for young Kiwis is to go abroad to study and/or work, but as many as 25 percent of these youths do not return. Sounds a lot like many smaller cities and rural parts of America, doesn’t it?

The winds of workforce change are gusting – are your talent policies and practices designed to withstand them?

Tony DiRomualdo

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