BCG.perspectives, December 14, 2011
This article from The Boston Consulting Group’s Organization practice is the first in a series on talent challenges. Future articles will examine the implications for talent management of several trends:
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The shift in growth opportunities and competitive threats in high-growth markets, where culture, work habits, and demographics may differ substantially from a company’s familiar markets
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National economies that are slowing and might be sliding into another recession
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The ever-faster pace of technological change and innovation, which puts greater demands on employee learning and retraining
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The unprecedented number of generations working side by side in an organization
...Where’s the greatest vulnerability? Talent is already in short supply for many positions. For example, in a worldwide survey conducted by BCG in 2010, 56 percent of responding companies cited a critical talent gap for their senior managers’ successors, in part because their internal talent pools are too shallow...
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