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Human Resources
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Inventing Our Way Around the Coming Staff Shortages
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Every organization in the country that relies on skilled people is experiencing a shortage of workers in almost every discipline, and every group is trying to deal with this shortage in more or less the same ways. Obviously, most of them will fail. What, then, can a forward-thinking organization do that is different?
Richard Worzel, one of North America’s leading futurists, a strategic planner, and experienced at working with HR groups. Instead of just reviewing why this shortage is happening, in this workshop he will help organizations devise ways of dealing with it. To start, he’ll lay out the challenges ahead from demographics, technology, economics, and geopolitics, and then work with participants in inventing new approaches in an area where demand will exceed supply for some years to come. Along the way, he’ll give participants a toolbox of future-oriented planning tools that will help them repeat and continue the work on their own.
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The Future of the Labour Market
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The prospects for jobs for the next generation of workers is decidedly mixed: there are going to be lots of jobs begging for people, and simultaneously, lots of people desperate for work. This seeming paradox is the result of a wide range of forces coming together to create a fluid and perplexing job market: the aging and gradual retirement of the baby boomers; the different work ethic of their children, the echo boomers; the rising importance of the global economy, with its dramatic increase in trade and export on the one hand, and the outsourcing of jobs on the other; and the acceleration of the business cycle because of the effects of technology. The net result is a workplace that can't get enough of certain trades, but seems to freeze out many young people. In this wide-ranging and immediately practical presentation on the future of work and the workplace, futurist and best-selling author Richard Worzel takes conferees on an intriguing tour of the future, how it will treat those preparing for tomorrow's jobs, and what they must do to succeed.
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The Strategic Importance of Human Resources in the Future
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Most of us have accepted that change is inevitable, but we still get caught by surprise. Traditional advertising no longer works the way it used to, and the next generation of workers don't behave like earlier ones. China and India, between them, seem to be posing an enormous threat to the businesses we run, at the same time as they offer enormous opportunities. Employment prospects are different, and required skill sets change seemingly without rhyme or reason, making it tough for professionals to stay employed, and for employers to find and retain the skilled people they need. And technology keeps lobbing grenades into the business world, with new possibilities that are untried, and either disappear without a ripple, or revolutionize the way business is done. How is an organization to cope, and what role will HR professionals play in this future?
Futurist and strategic planner Richard Worzel cuts through the clutter. In this keynote survey of tomorrow he identifies the crucial changes coming for corporations and non-profit organizations, and offers strategies and tools for HR professionals. He identifies the deliverables companies will need - and expect - from HR, and talks about the challenges we face, including the biggest challenge of all: the war for talent. For those confused about tomorrow's HR, this presentation offers clarity and a realistic assessment of the challenges ahead, along with tools designed to meet them.
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