Recently, IBM launched a significant study which looks at the real skills business leaders need most from their employees (and themselves) over the next three years, and the results may surprise you. The research, which surveyed 5800 executives across 50 countries, indicate that approximately 120 Million professionals in the USA need to be re-skilled to deal with AI and new digital business environments. Contrary to all the talk about the digital and technical economy, the biggest gaps in the workforce going forward are not 'digital skills,' but behavioural skills. In the context of the indicators illustrated by this IBM study, let's take a look at what HR professionals need to stay on top of in 2020 and beyond.

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Topics: HR technology, hr software, Cloud HR Software, HR technology disruptions, Skills gap, Soft skills, Behavioural skills, HR 2020, HR 2020 Report, Closing the Skills Gap, HR Systems Survey, Rise of the Humans

In our first blog for the year we explored the HR trends that matter to your business in 2018, as illustrated by Deloitte's Human Capital Trends report. In this post, we round out the HR landscape for 2018 by exploring the top 10 disruptions HR Professionals need to be aware of, this year and beyond. The new year is always a good time to pause for a moment, reflect on HR best practice and consider the trends and potential disruptions, and then set a course for the next 12 months.

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Topics: HR technology, HR technology disruptions, HR best practice