Talent Tectonics - Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations, and Reimagining the Employee Ex

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This book is designed to assist leaders in developing resilient workforces and organizations that can thrive amid a rapidly changing world marked by skilled labor shortages. Drawing from extensive engagements with numerous organizations and research in industrial-organizational psychology and management science, the author explores the concept of "talent tectonics," which refers to significant shifts reshaping work and organizations. The primary drivers of these shifts are the accelerating pace of digitalization and evolving labor markets due to declining birth rates and longer lifespans. These structural changes affect the nature of work and organizations, similar to geological tectonic movements. Most changes in work are not initiated by companies but are the result of broader social and economic forces. Organizations must respond to these shifts as either threats to be managed or opportunities to be seized. The book emphasizes that while work experiences evolve, the fundamental psychology of individuals remains constant across generations. Positive employee experiences are essential for attracting and retaining talent in a competitive labor market and for fostering skills critical to high-performing organizations. To achieve this balance, the author discusses rethinking job design, staffing, development, management, compensation, and organizational culture. Readers will gain insights into the changing landscape of work an