Banking
Retail
Publishing Pharmaceuticals Petroleum
What will drive the market for talent in the next decade (1/2)?
Demographics
• Irreversible demographic trend shows that number of
35-45 years olds is shrinking in countries with no significant offset apart from immigration
• Growing number of older people (>50 years old) will
work on a part-time, temporary or consulting basis
Talent strategies: Why are companies ill prepared?
Extracts from presentation given at AESC Conference Nicolaus Henke (London) & Bernd Uhe (Geneva) December 2001
The differential value of better talent is escalating in this knowledge economy
Industry Diminishing in relative performance Transaction based fees Distribution facilities Printing equipment Access to capital, economies of scale Physical assets, access to capital Talent and knowledge increasing in relative importance (examples) Analysis of complex data, meeting needs of increasingly sophisticated customers Expertise in customer insights (e.g., preference data, segment demand) Quick access to high quality news. Superior information creation Better insights/foresights on opportunities, superior innovation and marketing competences Strategic insights/foresights, e.g., in estimating segment potential 6 and contracting