Delivering Talent Agility: Six Key Asks from Global Business Leaders

The world's top business leaders are clear: talent agility is no longer optional. So, what do their organisations need to do to deliver it?

In this report, produced in collaboration with Raconteur, Deloitte surveyed 822 global business leaders to uncover what talent agility really means in practice — and distilled their responses into six key asks. From championing cross-border talent and embracing employee autonomy, to adopting AI-powered talent intelligence and building the human skills that technology cannot replace, the asks are ambitious.

The current gap between aspiration and action is significant. Find out what it will take to close it.

What does talent agility actually mean in practice? We asked 822 global business leaders — and their answers are clear.

In our latest report, produced in collaboration with Raconteur, we reveal six key asks from business leaders on how organisations can build truly agile workforces:

1. Champion cross-border talent
2. Prepare for greater employee autonomy
3. Adopt talent intelligence
4. Pivot to skills-based strategies
5. Invest in human skills for the AI-powered future
6. Overcome structural and cultural rigidity to retain talent

The ambition is there — 95% of leaders say cross-border talent is critical to business success. But 75% admit they are static, reactive, or making only incremental progress.

The gap between aspiration and action is significant. Read the full report to find out what it will take to close it.