The HR Blog at Boston.com points to an article at PersonnelToday discussing the results of an Accenture global survey of executive priorities. The top of the list? Attracting and retaining skilled staff. Beyond that, a full 40% of the list is related to employee or workforce related issues. See the whole list below.
Top 10 current business issues for senior executives Percentage of respondents selecting issues
1. Attracting and retaining skilled
staff 35%
2. Changing organizational culture and employee attitudes 33%
3. Acquiring new
customers 32%
4. Developing new processes and products to stay ahead of the competition 29%
5. Increasing customer loyalty and retention 29%
6. Managing
risk 29%
7. Improving workforce performance 28%
8. Increasing shareholder
value 27%
8. Using IT to reduce costs and create value 27%
9. Being flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing market conditions 26%
10. Developing employees into capable leaders 26%