HR Transformation Survey: A Case for Business Driven HR
After surveying more than 150 global companies, each with more than $2 billion in revenue, Deloitte Consulting LLP reports that while the majority of respondents are involved in HR transformation, most have a very modest and traditional view of what that means.

Survey: Aligned at the Top
A new global study conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), reveals that while executives and HR leaders both view people as an issue of strategic importance, there is also an increasing tension between company needs and HR's ability to deliver.

Survey: Its 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is? – Part 2
Connecting People to What Matters
In a wired world, connecting people to what matters most is the name of the game. That’s because innovation and value emerge primarily out of people’s connections. So if connecting is so important, which kinds of connections matter most when it comes to business performance? In Part 2 of our Talent Management series, we explore this issue and offer practical ideas to build connections that drive productivity, innovation and growth.

Survey: It’s 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is? – Part 1
Why Acquisition and Retention Strategies Don’t Work
Within the next five to ten years, an alarming number of baby boomers are set to retire. Additionally, fewer graduates with the right critical skill sets are entering the marketplace. The result is a talent shortage. Deloitte Consulting LLP defines the crisis and, in response, offers a forward-thinking approach to talent management strategies — the “Develop-Deploy-Connect” model.

Research: Rewards, Inc.: The Business of Talent Management
It's 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?
This point of view describes how a company manages its total rewards activities with a healthy understanding of costs, risks and benefits, and by crafting rewards and designs that maximize employee productivity, commitment and value.

Survey: The State of the Media Democracy: Are You Ready for the Future of Media?
This survey offers a generational reality check on the usage of current media platforms/devices and what the future may hold.

Research: Wealth with Wisdom: Serving the Needs of Aging Consumers
This report examines the four areas of change affecting older consumers and explains new demands on a variety of business sectors.

Research: Generational Talent Management
Strategies to attract and engage Gen Y in banking and securities industries 
In this study, we look at ways banks and securities firms can appeal to the new Gen Y work force.

Research: Who Are the Boomers?
Understanding the largest generation in the United States 
This document outlines boomer behavioral characteristics, defining life events and work styles. It's intended to help executives understand the values and motivations of this generation at their organization.

Research: Who Are Generation X?
Understanding the MTV generation
This document outlines behavioral characteristics, defining life events and work styles of Gen Xers. It's intended to inform and inspire executives as they hire Generation Xers to work in their organizations.

Research: Who Are the Millennials? a.k.a. Generation Y
This document outlines behavioral characteristics, defining life events and work styles of the millennials. It's intended to inform and inspire executives as they hire Generation Y to work in their organizations.

Research: What Business Leaders Need to Know to Benefit from Generational Differences
Making business sense out of the next generation of workers is critical, especially as business will be increasingly dependent on younger talent. This first volume of our Talent Market Series focuses on members of Generation Y and their unique workplace needs.

Research: Flexibility and Choice: Connecting Across Generations in the Workplace
This executive briefing, Volume 2 in the Talent Market Series, focuses specifically on flexibility in work scheduling.

Research: Talent Management in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
In this industry supplement to “It’s 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?” we examine the critical talent shortages needed to drive success in the consumer packaged goods industry, particularly in the areas of product innovation and marketing.

Research: Generational Talent Management for Insurers
This study addresses the need for companies to attract, engage, and connect their brand to Generation Y – the next group entering the workforce. This study provides insights into the values that drive this young group, strategies to address them, and examples of executed success in the industry. To remain competitive, insurance companies must understand this demographic to position themselves as an attractive employer to this emerging talent pool.

Research: How Insurance Companies Can Beat the Talent Crisis
This study defines and addresses the impending talent crisis in the insurance industry and suggests how you can stay on top of this shortage by building critical employee skills to help improve business results.

Research: Generational Talent Management for Banking and Securities
To remain competitive, executives in banking and securities must overcome past negative perceptions created by self-interested employers and market their brand to the newest work force consumer – Generation Y. This point of view focuses on strategies for replenishing and growing the work force within the U.S. banking and securities industries. Specifically, it examines the values of Gen-Yers, and suggests tactics to engage and sustain the interests of these young people.

Research: Talent Management in Health Care
Health care providers today are facing critical talent shortages, and an even greater shortage is likely to be in full swing over the next 10 years. This article discusses Deloitte Consulting’s integrated talent management strategy based on the "Develop-Deploy-Connect" model and presents strategies to help health care providers address the talent crisis.

Research | Life Sciences: Developing, Deploying and Connecting Critical Work Force Segments
In this industry supplement to "It's 2008, Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?" we examine the talent issues unique to the life sciences industry, including depletion of the talent pool, a decline in the number of college students pursuing scientific disciplines and turnover in executive and management positions.

Research: Managing the Talent Crisis in Global Manufacturing: Attracting and Engaging Generation Y
A key finding in the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Global Manufacturing Industry practice report: Manufacturers need to rethink their talent management model to better attract and engage the "younger" generation, or Generation Y, in various global markets. An enterprisewide talent management approach will benefit all employees by ultimately delivering long-term benefits in enhanced employee engagement and productivity.

Survey: Skills Gap Report – A Survey of the American Manufacturing Workforce
This study of the American manufacturing workforce identifies how manufacturers are managing their workforce to remain productive and competitive, and includes factors contributing to the “skills gap” in the industry. The results detail the breadth and depth of the skill shortage, the negative impact of the shortages on business operations and the extraordinary increase in employee performance requirements.

Research: How Manufacturing Companies Can Beat the Coming Talent Crisis
In this industry supplement to "It's 2008, Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?” we explore the talent issues unique to the manufacturing industry, including a widening skills gap driven by changing job requirements, declining educational standards and the proliferation of technology across the manufacturing value chain.

Research: Bending the Talent Curve, a chapter in "States of Transition: Tackling Government's Toughest Policy and Management Challenges," discusses the significant challenges that state governments will face because of the retirement of the baby boomer generation. Their work forces are significantly older on average than the private sector work force, creating serious succession challenges.

Research | Public Sector: Serving the Aging Citizen
This report helps governments come to grips with emerging, rapidly approaching challenges posed by an aging population. From financing services through a declining taxpayer base, to changing the mix of services they offer, governments face potential hurdles, identified by this report, along with possible solutions. A few options include modernizing tax systems to reduce governments’ dependence on personal income tax, raising the retirement age, increasing user fees and partnering with the private and nonprofit sectors to deliver services.

Research: Closing the Talent Gap in the Real Estate Industry
This new study provides strategies to attract and engage Generation Y in the real estate industry. To survive the employment shift, real estate companies must review their leading practices.

Survey: The State of the Media Democracy: Are You Ready for the Future of Media?
This survey offers a generational reality check on the usage of current media platforms/devices and what the future may hold.

Article: Best Employers, Great Returns
In this CNNMoney.com article, Bob Dalton, Deloitte Consulting principal, is quoted on the results of a Deloitte Consulting study. The study notes that, as a group, public companies on Fortune's 2007 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term.

Article: Workforce Analytics: Driving Talent Management Strategies Through Workforce Data
Increased concern over talent management issues has many companies leveraging workforce data to assess current workforce risks, analyze workforce trends and plan for future talent requirements that can have an impact on workforce planning strategies. Workforce analytics can be the driving force to help a company develop its talent strategies.

Survey: The Finance Talent Challenge: How leading CFOs are taking charge
A global survey of senior finance executives that explores how CFOs are tapping the people side of finance to assume a more strategic role.

Survey: 2007 Technology Fast 500 CEO Survey Results
Nearly half of fast-growth technology company CEOs are tapping overseas talent, citing increased difficulties finding, hiring and retaining exceptional employees. However, their plans to sell into overseas markets continue to decline, according to Deloitte’s 2007 CEO Survey of the fastest-growing companies in North America.

Survey: Aerospace and Defense Talent Management Survey: How to Win the War for Talent
The findings of "How to Win the War for Talent" indicate that A&D organizations have recognized talent management as a priority and made selected investments in talent management capabilities; but they will be better positioned to compete in the current environment if they increase their focus on knowledge management, employee rewards and further integration of their talent management programs.

Survey: 2006 Energy and Resources Talent Pulse Survey Report
A talent pulse survey of the energy sector in Canada
This  survey examines specific resource shortages, today’s critical talent issues and how those items are perceived to impact performance. It also offers insights and advice to help companies tackle the problem more effectively.

Survey: Top Five Total Rewards Priorities Survey for 2007
This survey asks benefit specialists not only to report their companies’ views, but also to rank their personal priorities, viewed from their perspective as an employee.

Reseach: HR That Means Business: Focusing on Value Creation
Companies face a wide range of talent-related challenges that are expected to have a major effect on performance. In the years to come, how effectively a company addresses these kinds of business issues will determine its results. We believe that HR is uniquely qualified to help the company address these issues. This booklet addresses our vision for the strategic role that HR can play in helping to drive overall business value.

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