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TALENT ACQUISITION AND
MANAGEMENT
2015 HR FORUM
NELSON MANDELA BAY
Table of Content
World
of Work
Exponential Times
Critical Times
Changing Times
HR and Talent
management
implications
Exponential Times
 Its estimated that a weeks worth of New York Times info - more than what
a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.
 We are living in exponential times:
• 6.9 billion searches on Google every day
• Number of text messages sent every day - double the population on
the planet (2 x 7.3 billion)
 Time spent to reach a market audience of 50 million:
• Radio – 38 Years
• TV – 13 Years
• Internet 4 Years
• I-Phone – 3 Years
• Angry birds space – 35 Days
 Human knowledge doubled:
• 1900 – every 100 years
• 1945 – every 25 years
• 2014 – every 13 months
• 2020 – every 12 hours
SA: Critical Times
SA can't just
flip switch
on investors
Outlook bleak
for already
battered
consumers
Rand slumps on
US
unemployment
data
Entrepreneur
climate
becoming
hostile in SA
SA
manufacturing
sector 'at a
crossroads'SA fails to
honour
undertaking
to fight
corruption
We're bracing
ourselves for
the worst
Investment in
water
infrastructure
worrying
Municipalities
still saddled
with bad
debts
Eskom
turnaround
strategy
beginning to
bear fruit
Changing Times
2
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Economic and Business Environment
Economic Outlook
• IMF – Global economic growth – 2015 outlook of 3.5% growth (Up
from 3.3% in 2014 and 2.8% in 2013)
• National treasury - South Africa GDP Growth 2013-2.2, 2014-1.4,
2015-2.0 and 2016-2.4
• IMF - Forecasts of slow recovery of economies around the world
especially those with legacy issues such as high debt levels (2008
slump)
Business
• Market conditions not conducive for business growth and
development
• In general businesses are contracting, consolidating and
rationalising
• Challenge is reinvention and to adapt to market
changes/conditions
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WORLD OF WORK
3
World of work
9
Reward 4
Develop
Companies
hiring
Generation Z
for internships
More millennials
are taking
leadership roles.
Honesty becomes the most
valued leadership trait –
especially amongst the
younger generations
The continuous job
search picks up
The strategic strength of HR
through analytics and
information
The skills
gap
continues to
widen.
World of work
Source 1
Align 2
Develop 3Reward 4
Source Align
Reward Develop
Women continue
to seize power
positions in the
workplace.
Vital role of HR in
transforming the
organisation
Mobile hiring
and the
mobile job
search
explode
Social media posts
used to attract and
retain talent.
Succession
planning becomes a
top priority.
More people stepping out
of traditional career paths.
4
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GLOBAL HUMAN CAPITAL
TRENDS 2015
Global Human Capital Trends 2015
Source 1 Align 2
Develop 3
Source
Develop
Leading in the new world of work: 10 top trends
(Annual Deloitte Human Capital Trend Survey)
1.Culture and engagement
2.Building leadership
3.Learning and development
4.Reinventing HR
5.Workforce on demand
6.Performance management
7.HR and people analytics
8.Simplification of work
9.“Machines” as talent – Collaboration not competition
10.People data everywhere
5
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GOVERNANCE, ETHICS AND
CONTROL
Governance, Ethics and Control
Source 1 Align 2
Develop 3
Source
Develop
1. Executive Remuneration
• Linking remuneration to performance
2. Wage Gap
• Sensitive issue that requires stakeholders to commit to change
3. Minimum Wages
• Living wages
4. Inequalities
• EE Amendment Act - Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
5. Social and Ethics
• Corporate social responsibilities
• Good corporate citizenship
Implications: HR & Talent Management
Driving Force:
Economy
Economic &
Business
Factors
• Innovation
• Futuristic
• Change
Driving Force:
Workforce
Characteristics and
Technology
World of
work
• Regulate
• Justify
• Comply
Driving Force:
Standards,
Ethics, Labour
Laws and Risk
Governance
& Controls
• HR Function Revamp
• Performance
management
• Simplification of work
Driving Force:
Changing
business
needs and
world of work
Human
Capital
Trends
HR & Talent
Manage-
ment
Implications: HR & Talent Management
Driving Force:
Economy
Economic &
Business
Factors
HR & Talent
Manage-
ment
• Human capital costs can make up between 50 – 60% of operational cost
• Pro-actively assist organisations in optimisation of this investment (ROI approach
rather than a cost cutting approach)
• Strategic workforce planning - Quantitative and qualitative skills
requirements linked to strategic development of the business
• Back to the basics – Job analysis, job profiling, job evaluation, job valuing
and pay structures
• Increase productivity and engagement levels of staff (Total Reward
Strategies)
• HR analytics and metrics – Use to track trends and guide strategic decisions
in the business
• Retention of critical skills
• Development and reskilling of people
• Succession planning
Implications: HR & Talent Management
• Innovation
• Futuristic
• Change
Driving Force:
Workforce
Characteristics and
Technology
World of
work
HR & Talent
Manage-
ment
• HR to transform the organisation - Culture and engagement aligned to
futuristic workforce characteristics
• Leadership
• Values
• Practices
• Employer brand development
• Technology – Internal and External
• Top of mind with Generation Z
• Train, educate and communicate……communicate……communicate
• Access to information and connectedness – Especially the new
generation of employees
• Employees are becoming more and more like consumers (Smarter,
more informed, connected, searching for options and standing on
their rights)
Implications: HR & Talent Management
• HR Function Revamp
• Performance
management
• Simplification of work
Driving Force:
Changing
business
needs and
world of work
Human
Capital
Trends
HR & Talent
Manage-
ment
• HR Function
• Call from business for HR to become more analytical,
business orientated and strategic
• Technical skills secondary to business skills
• Performance management
• Cannot be “transactional” anymore
• Mentoring and coaching focused
• Use modern technology
• Performance reward link to be reviewed
• Simplification of work
• Business is becoming more complex
• Information overload a problem
• Assist employees with the simplification of their roles and
responsibilities
Implications: HR & Talent Management
• Regulate
• Justify
• Comply
Driving Force:
Standards,
Ethics, Labour
Laws and Risk
Governance
& Controls
HR & Talent
Manage-
ment
• Enhanced accountability and transparency
• Well defined reward philosophy and policies
• Governance and reporting standards on
Remuneration
• Wage gap and pay inequality
• HR Standards
Conclusion
• Proactive ROI approach to Human Capital costs
• Optimise existing
• Improved productivity
• HR to spearhead Culture Change and Engagement in organisations
• Leadership and culture change
• Review talent acquisition, management and retention practices
• HR to transform itself
• Business acumen development
• HR Analytics
• Governance, ethics and risks
• HR to ensure compliance and drive key ethical issues
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THANK YOU
CONTACT DETAILS
PEET KRUGER
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PEET.KRUGER@SPSSA.CO.ZA

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Talent Acquisition and Management Trends Nov 2015

  • 2. Table of Content World of Work Exponential Times Critical Times Changing Times HR and Talent management implications
  • 3. Exponential Times  Its estimated that a weeks worth of New York Times info - more than what a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.  We are living in exponential times: • 6.9 billion searches on Google every day • Number of text messages sent every day - double the population on the planet (2 x 7.3 billion)  Time spent to reach a market audience of 50 million: • Radio – 38 Years • TV – 13 Years • Internet 4 Years • I-Phone – 3 Years • Angry birds space – 35 Days  Human knowledge doubled: • 1900 – every 100 years • 1945 – every 25 years • 2014 – every 13 months • 2020 – every 12 hours
  • 4. SA: Critical Times SA can't just flip switch on investors Outlook bleak for already battered consumers Rand slumps on US unemployment data Entrepreneur climate becoming hostile in SA SA manufacturing sector 'at a crossroads'SA fails to honour undertaking to fight corruption We're bracing ourselves for the worst Investment in water infrastructure worrying Municipalities still saddled with bad debts Eskom turnaround strategy beginning to bear fruit
  • 7. Economic and Business Environment Economic Outlook • IMF – Global economic growth – 2015 outlook of 3.5% growth (Up from 3.3% in 2014 and 2.8% in 2013) • National treasury - South Africa GDP Growth 2013-2.2, 2014-1.4, 2015-2.0 and 2016-2.4 • IMF - Forecasts of slow recovery of economies around the world especially those with legacy issues such as high debt levels (2008 slump) Business • Market conditions not conducive for business growth and development • In general businesses are contracting, consolidating and rationalising • Challenge is reinvention and to adapt to market changes/conditions
  • 9. World of work 9 Reward 4 Develop Companies hiring Generation Z for internships More millennials are taking leadership roles. Honesty becomes the most valued leadership trait – especially amongst the younger generations The continuous job search picks up The strategic strength of HR through analytics and information The skills gap continues to widen.
  • 10. World of work Source 1 Align 2 Develop 3Reward 4 Source Align Reward Develop Women continue to seize power positions in the workplace. Vital role of HR in transforming the organisation Mobile hiring and the mobile job search explode Social media posts used to attract and retain talent. Succession planning becomes a top priority. More people stepping out of traditional career paths.
  • 12. Global Human Capital Trends 2015 Source 1 Align 2 Develop 3 Source Develop Leading in the new world of work: 10 top trends (Annual Deloitte Human Capital Trend Survey) 1.Culture and engagement 2.Building leadership 3.Learning and development 4.Reinventing HR 5.Workforce on demand 6.Performance management 7.HR and people analytics 8.Simplification of work 9.“Machines” as talent – Collaboration not competition 10.People data everywhere
  • 14. Governance, Ethics and Control Source 1 Align 2 Develop 3 Source Develop 1. Executive Remuneration • Linking remuneration to performance 2. Wage Gap • Sensitive issue that requires stakeholders to commit to change 3. Minimum Wages • Living wages 4. Inequalities • EE Amendment Act - Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value 5. Social and Ethics • Corporate social responsibilities • Good corporate citizenship
  • 15. Implications: HR & Talent Management Driving Force: Economy Economic & Business Factors • Innovation • Futuristic • Change Driving Force: Workforce Characteristics and Technology World of work • Regulate • Justify • Comply Driving Force: Standards, Ethics, Labour Laws and Risk Governance & Controls • HR Function Revamp • Performance management • Simplification of work Driving Force: Changing business needs and world of work Human Capital Trends HR & Talent Manage- ment
  • 16. Implications: HR & Talent Management Driving Force: Economy Economic & Business Factors HR & Talent Manage- ment • Human capital costs can make up between 50 – 60% of operational cost • Pro-actively assist organisations in optimisation of this investment (ROI approach rather than a cost cutting approach) • Strategic workforce planning - Quantitative and qualitative skills requirements linked to strategic development of the business • Back to the basics – Job analysis, job profiling, job evaluation, job valuing and pay structures • Increase productivity and engagement levels of staff (Total Reward Strategies) • HR analytics and metrics – Use to track trends and guide strategic decisions in the business • Retention of critical skills • Development and reskilling of people • Succession planning
  • 17. Implications: HR & Talent Management • Innovation • Futuristic • Change Driving Force: Workforce Characteristics and Technology World of work HR & Talent Manage- ment • HR to transform the organisation - Culture and engagement aligned to futuristic workforce characteristics • Leadership • Values • Practices • Employer brand development • Technology – Internal and External • Top of mind with Generation Z • Train, educate and communicate……communicate……communicate • Access to information and connectedness – Especially the new generation of employees • Employees are becoming more and more like consumers (Smarter, more informed, connected, searching for options and standing on their rights)
  • 18. Implications: HR & Talent Management • HR Function Revamp • Performance management • Simplification of work Driving Force: Changing business needs and world of work Human Capital Trends HR & Talent Manage- ment • HR Function • Call from business for HR to become more analytical, business orientated and strategic • Technical skills secondary to business skills • Performance management • Cannot be “transactional” anymore • Mentoring and coaching focused • Use modern technology • Performance reward link to be reviewed • Simplification of work • Business is becoming more complex • Information overload a problem • Assist employees with the simplification of their roles and responsibilities
  • 19. Implications: HR & Talent Management • Regulate • Justify • Comply Driving Force: Standards, Ethics, Labour Laws and Risk Governance & Controls HR & Talent Manage- ment • Enhanced accountability and transparency • Well defined reward philosophy and policies • Governance and reporting standards on Remuneration • Wage gap and pay inequality • HR Standards
  • 20. Conclusion • Proactive ROI approach to Human Capital costs • Optimise existing • Improved productivity • HR to spearhead Culture Change and Engagement in organisations • Leadership and culture change • Review talent acquisition, management and retention practices • HR to transform itself • Business acumen development • HR Analytics • Governance, ethics and risks • HR to ensure compliance and drive key ethical issues
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