Welcome to your HRD Connect daily update!

Using retirement analytics to predict the shape of the future workforce

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity are now part of everyday life for businesses. Working in an environment of constant, disruptive change has major implications for employee demographics and workforce planning, so businesses will require support in answering the following questions:

  • Is our workforce ready for disruption?
  • Do we have the capabilities required to achieve our business objectives?
  • How can we close any capability gaps?
  • When might critical talent leave the business and how can we mitigate the risk?

Aon explores further into this vast issue. Read below.

How can digital transformation help with workplace transformations?

It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, we were still getting our heads round email. Today a plethora of technologies, from artificial intelligence to the internet of things, are turning our workplace upside down, enabling us to completely reimagine the way we do business. What will these transformations look like? Find out below.

My working day: Elizabeth Divver, Group HR Director, The Big Issue

In a regular new series, HRD Connect speaks with leaders from all different industries about their working day.

In our latest feature, we spoke with Elizabeth Divver, Group HR Director, The Big Issue. She tells us about career highlights, what it really means to motivate a team and why tea is the only fuel she needs.

Are you coming to next year’s gathering of the Who’s Who in the HR industry?

In today’s diverse and complex business environment we understand the challenges facing the business leaders of today. If you’re wondering how to create a profitable organisation whilst ensuring the wellbeing of your employees then we can help put you in front of the visionaries that have done exactly that.

We only assemble the best of the best – speakers confirmed for 2019 come from a variety of companies leading the way to include Virgin Money, HSBC, Sodexo, Sky, Thinkers 50, Bersin, Cisco, ThermoFischer Scientific and many more.

Book here now

As ever, join the conversation and tweet us at @HRDCommunity or email me at [email protected].

I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect