The aging workforce is growing faster than ever. According to Harvard Business Review, approximately 10,000 Americans are reaching the traditional retirement age of 65 daily. By the end of this year, every member of the Baby Boomer generation will have reached the age of 60 or older.
The rapid expansion of the aging workforce, along with a tight labor market, brings both challenges and opportunities. In our latest Skills Trends Report, our experts reveal essential skills to help organizations effectively prepare for and manage this demographic shift.
In this report, you’ll discover how the aging workforce is reshaping today’s work environment and understand how to leverage global skills trends to align your talent strategy accordingly. The report explores:
- What has been happening in the world?
- How is an aging workforce impacting the world of work?
- The importance of amplifying the right skills to minimize or embrace these world events
- The trending skills associated with the impact of the aging workforce
The skills highlighted in this report need to be embedded into the following three levels of workforce architecture: Individual, Leadership, and Organizational. We have also included some reflection questions to help you evaluate the importance of each skill for your organization.
Download the full report here. Enjoy reading! We look forward to sharing more research and insights with you.
Written by Fuel50’s Skill Strategy Team
Contributors: Shelley-Ann Viljoen
Fuel50’s dedicated team of Skills Strategy Experts and Industrial and Organizational Psychologists feed the Fuel50 Talent Ontology, train our ethical AI with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion design principles at heart, and support best-in-class organizations using Fuel50 to transform and future-proof their talent strategy and workforce architecture.
