• As companies continue to globalize and as talent becomes harder to find locally-companies will increasingly be composed of a global, highly diverse workforce.
• Innovation nations will attract the talent, the capital, the assets.
• Gen Y workers will seek tech-savvy employers using up-to-date digital tools.
• Over the long term emerging economies will win in talent retention.
• Technical talent from emerging economies will migrate to other markets that will provide opportunity and growth.
• Poor regulatory quality and lack of market access could spark a talent exodus and further erode national opportunities for innovation.
• Talent recruitment and retention will become increasingly strategic as shortages and up to four generations of workers require more effort to create the right workforce mix.
• Work will no longer be characterized by time or location constraints, but rather by the tasks that workers are expected to accomplish as part of project-based assignments.
• Six of the world's ten largest industry clusters will be located in today's emerging markets by 2040.
• Population aging in the West and continuing economic advancement in China and India will result in a shortage of management talent that will be felt worldwide.
• Talented human capital will be the most critical resource differentiating the prosperity of countries and companies
• An estimated 10 million jobs globally with manufacturing organizations cannot be filled today due to a growing skills gap.
• Both government policy agendas and manufacturing company strategies will be shaped by growing competition around common resources and capabilities.
• Retraining and continuous learning will be at a premium and retirement policy will change dynamically.
• The pensions crisis in many countries suggests that many from the Baby Boomer generation will most likely seek to continue working after retirement age.
• Skill gaps in talent will continue to drive organizations towards selective automation. It's inevitable that more and more skilled workers will adapt to a remote working lifestyle.
• More people will choose freelance work.
  

• Market participants will need to work together to attract, retain and develop the best talent from the widest possible talent pool.
• Employers will increasingly need to draw on more creative solutions to recruit, retain and motivate workers.
• Governments and regulators will need to accept the economic benefits of talent mobility to stimulate economic growth.
• A key challenge for senior managers will be sensitively reallocating the savings from automation to the talent needed to forge digital businesses.
• Employers need to learn about the ongoing support, motivation and development of assignees from talent management colleagues.
• Improving curriculums and programmes will supply more talent with a creative mindset to support the growth of the industry.
• Strategic foresight and engagement in global talent networks will help identify issues ahead of time.
• A business model with wider purpose inbuilt could well be a key differentiator for attracting talent and of ensuring lower staff turnover.

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