Research: 2018 Global Talent Trends Study

Organisations are accelerating their transformation efforts as they prepare for the Future of Work, and the importance of putting people at the heart of change makes HR pivotal to these efforts, finds the latest talent trends study from Mercer.

Key findings:

• Embedding a higher sense of purpose into the Employee Value Proposition unlocks individual potential and spurs people to be change agents.
• Flexibility isn’t just about working wherever/whenever; it’s also about rethinking what work is done, how it is done, and by whom.
• Organisations are becoming smart platforms for matching skill supply with work demand while maximising human creativity and ambition.
• The ability to unlock growth in the human age will rely on how digital technologies can augment the human work experience.

This year’s study gathered input from 800 business executives, 1,800 HR professionals, and 5,000+ employees from 21 industries and 44 countries around the world.