According to the recent Accenture High Performance Workforce Study, corporate executives surveyed say there is a problem with skills in the workforce. Critical functions are reported as not performing as strongly as they should:

Only 14% of respondents described the overall skill level of their organizations’ entire workforce as industry leading.
Just 20% of respondents said the [...]

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40% of Employers Worldwide Are Struggling to Find Qualified Job Candidates

According to a Manpower survey of nearly 33,000 employers across 23 countries and territories, 40 percent of employers worldwide are having difficulty filling positions due to the lack of suitable talent available in their markets.

The top 10 jobs that employers are having difficulty filling across [...]

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CLO reports that companies are doing less recruiting, preferring to develop high-potential employees with an understanding of the company culture as the pool of promotion-ready managers dwindles.
Almost eight out of 10 (77%) companies said they do not have enough successors to their current senior-level managers already working in their organizations – raising a pressing need [...]

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Large corporations take note! Despite the more generous benefits package offered by larger firms, the employees of smaller companies are much more engaged and care more about the success of the organization.

Workers in smaller companies:

are more willing to put forth extra effort to help the organization succeed (60% vs. 43 %).
are more likely to feel [...]

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