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Six Trends that Leaders Must Know for 2023
Head of Communication and Development Raf Uzar discusses the trends that will impact on all professional services organisations in the coming months.
In the space of three years, the ground has literally shifted beneath our feet. The global landscape has been ploughed through by a planet-wide pandemic, a collapse of supply chains, a war, and a cost of living crisis. The stuff of science fiction.
Woe betide anyone who ignores these facts in the search for organisational best practices within the professional services sector. This “brave new world” requires brave new solutions, and a brave new approach to our organisations. The only question is whether or not you are ready.
In understanding where the workforce is at the moment, the Workmonitor 2023 global study published by Randstad (now in its 20th year) makes interesting reading. A whopping 93.8 percent of the 35,000 working adults surveyed across the globe said that pay was important in their jobs. Hot on the heels of pay was work-life balance with 93.7 percent saying this was important, followed by 92 percent who said job security was important.
In light of the cost of living crisis, it makes sense that (i) pay, (ii) work-life balance, and (iii) job security feature so highly as people’s priorities at work. Being aware of these three must surely inform our leadership decisions this year.
Although maintaining fair pay, employee work-life balance, and not laying off staff may all be good practices to follow in our organisations, there are yet more trends to be aware of. Amongst a slew of research material available, the Harvard Business Review highlights key business trends that will shape work this year, which will certainly have a great impact on best practices in our organisations.
A related factor is (v) sustainability, which can be divided into personal sustainability, the need for employers to help look after employee’s wellbeing, and organisational sustainability in which the employer focuses on ESG issues so prevalent in today’s corporate environment.
Our final factor is (vi) innovation which is quoted by the London Business School as particularly important for the growth of business this year. In unpredictable times, thinking outside the box is worth its weight in gold.
Although these six factors are no cure-all, they may provide businesses with a first stable step on what could be tough terrain in 2023.
Originally published by GGI in April 2023
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