The Workforce is Maturing - Time to Prepare

Eric Lesser, Institute for Business Value, Human Capital Management Leader, IBM Business Consulting Services

 

There are lots of things we don't know about the future. We do, however, have the luxury of knowing for sure that one big change is coming. The workforces in developed countries are aging.

 

What should we do with this precious foreknowledge?

 

Prepare.

 

The maturing workforce is likely to become the single biggest social issue of this new century. Governments, employers and workers will all struggle to adapt to a social change which, over time, will prove to be as big and as important as the entrance of women to the workforce in the twentieth century.

 

Good preparation starts with a lively discussion of the issues. As Jim stated quite well, with this blog, we want to make a start. There’s a lot to discuss. The maturing workforce is going to impact public finances, change employment patterns, alter worker expectations and put pressure on governments to rewrite tax, pension and employment rules.

 

Let's start the discussion on the impact of this massive social change on the workforce of the public sector, which faces especially challenging demographics.   For those ready to dig deeper on the issue, you can read a paper on the subject on how governments can seek future prosperity.

 

What we want to help create is a forum for contributing experts who are approaching these issues from different perspectives.  I too extend an invitation: We want to build out this group blog to include insights from people concerned about the looming perils in the public sector and to tee up issues for debate and discussion.  If you want to contribute, you can do so by engaging in the debate using the comment feature, or if you’d like to become a regular contributor, e-mail us here.

 

Together, we can move this from discussion and debate, to real action on the issues.

 

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