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\"\"<\/a>Our resident travelling HRO impressario, HfS Research Fellow Keith Strodtman<\/a> hit the road earlier this month to head to Milwaukee. Top of his agenda, other than sampling Milwaukee’s finest cheese and ale, was ManpowerGroup’s industry analyst and influencer day. As the headline on this post may indicate (and Keith’s RAPIDInsight shows<\/a>), Manpower is more than a staffing company now. \u00a0It is?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Keith files this blog report. <\/strong>Take it away, Keith…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manpower Group held its industry analyst and influencer day on June 9, 2011 at its headquarters in Milwaukee, WI. \u00a0ManpowerGroup is the third largest staffing company in the world based on revenue and the largest based in the United States. It operates in 82 countries, has more than 30,000 full-time employees and places 3.5 million people in permanent, temporary, or contract positions. \u00a0That’s a lot of staffing.<\/p>\n

While much of the day was devoted to business overviews and strategy updates, the company\u2019s executives and analyst participates also spent a lot of time discussing the changing dynamics in global workforce.\u00a0 ManpowerGroup has an extensive research group that studies workforce trends with its customers, economists, governments, and think tanks.\u00a0 Instead of covering the business overviews in this blog post, I\u2019ll share some of the thought leadership discussed at the event.\u00a0 More details about ManpowerGroup\u2019s businesses can be found in the HfS Research RAPIDInsight\u00a0ManpowerGroup \u2013 A Whole Lot More Than A Staffing Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While some of the language and buzzwords used by ManpowerGroup rivals those of the big consulting firms, I found the company\u2019s research and positioning to include thought provoking views that HR and other business leaders would be well served to be thinking about.\u00a0 Many of the observations made by the company align with some of the topics I covered in my blog post on The Future of Work<\/a>.\u00a0 ManpowerGroup has encapsulated many of their views on the future of talent into a thought leadership piece they call \u201cThe Human Age\u201d, an era where unleashing the human potential will be the key driver of global economic growth.<\/p>\n

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\"Keith<\/a><\/p>\n

Keith Strodtman, HfS Research Fellow (click for bio)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It may seem a little strange to think about talent shortages when many of the leading economies have high unemployment rates, but the reality is there is a growing talent \u201cgap\u201d, where the people available to fill a role lack the specific skill required for the role.\u00a0 An example is the shortage of software engineers in India.\u00a0 Most of us probably think that India has an unlimited supply of engineers.\u00a0 The reality is that it is estimated that India will experience a shortage of software engineers just six months later than the United States will experience the same shortage.\u00a0 In fact, India ranks second, behind Japan, for overall difficulty to fill key skilled positions.<\/p>\n

People with the skills most desired by companies will have more power to dictate the terms under which they will work for a company.\u00a0 In response, employers will need to be more creative and agile to attract skilled individuals.\u00a0 ManpowerGroup believes that companies that are able to create environments that unlock the creativity, innovation, empathy, passion, and intellectual curiosity that sits at the heart of the human spirit will be the companies that win in the marketplace.<\/p>\n

Technology plays a big role in \u201cThe Human Age\u201d by enabling communication, collaboration, and the ability for people to work together virtually – allowing companies to tap into diverse talent pools to fill critical skill gaps.<\/p>\n

This type of thinking tells me that ManpowerGroup is not our grandparent\u2019s staffing company.\u00a0 However, like many other firms in the HR services space, they need to continue to invest in thought leadership, marketing, and of course talent to get the word out in the marketplace.\u00a0 I think they are off to a good start with \u201cThe Human Age\u201d\u2026but then again, I like buzzwords.<\/p>\n

For more details on the information presented at the event, please see the HfS Research RAPIDInsight\u00a0ManpowerGroup \u2013 A Whole Lot More Than A Staffing Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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