Organizations lacking hybrid work norms can increase the chances of an employee leaving by 12%. “Today’s hybrid work models lack informal channels for absorbing norms that are present in an office setting,” said Caitlin Duffy, director of the Gartner HR practice. “As organizations create more formalized hybrid work models, HR leaders can reduce friction and increase engagement by establishing and communicating new norms intentionally.”
Read MoreNearly 60% of HR leaders report that building critical skills and competencies will be their number one priority in 2022, according to a Gartner, Inc. survey. The survey found the other top HR priorities for 2022 are: organizational design and change management (48%), current and future leadership bench (45%), the future of work (42%), and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) (35%).
Read MoreGartner’s survey revealed 68% of employees would consider quitting their current job and working with an organization with a stronger viewpoint on the social issues that matter most to them. Employees whose employer has taken a strong stance on current societal and cultural issues are twice as likely to report high job satisfaction.
Read MoreGartner data shows the total number of skills required for a single job has been increasing by 10% year-over-year since 2017. Furthermore, one in three skills in an average 2017 job posting in IT, finance or sales are already obsolete. Emerging skills gaps due to ongoing business disruption and rapidly evolving needs have accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMajor shifts in macro factors, such as customer behaviors and government regulations, and in micro factors, including organizational strategy and policy, have substantially shortened HR leaders’ time horizons when planning for the future.
Read MoreA Gartner, Inc. survey revealed that 90% of HR leaders plan to allow employees to work remotely at least part of the time, even after the COVID-19 vaccine is widely adopted. Sixty-five percent of respondents reported that their organization will continue to offer employees flexibility on when they work.
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