2023 what's new?
Welcome to 2023, where organizations face historic challenges, including an exhausted workforce, a shortage of labor, and pressure to keep costs down just in case we enter a recession.
Given this environment, it’s critical that you focus on moving a few things forward a mile rather than ten things forward an inch. Here are three work trends that can help you make 2023 your best year yet!
Trend No. 1: Look inside before hiring someone from the outside. People who are passed up for a promotion or assigned a new boss with little explanation usually decide to take their skills elsewhere. Given how challenging it is to restaff positions, think twice before making this move. Instead, consider the following:
- Provide stretch opportunities for existing employees, so they are ready to move into these roles when called upon.
- Establish and communicate career paths so that employees see a future with your company.
- Post jobs internally before looking outside the organization.
- Promote people into new roles, even if they’re not 100 percent ready. Provide them with a coach to ensure they are successful in their new position.
Trend No. 2: Hybrid is here to stay
Accept the fact that hybrid work is here to stay. If you’re not willing to give employees the flexibility to work remotely, they’ll find someone who is.
Employees are seeking more control over how and when work gets done. If you’re still micromanaging people, it won’t be long before you have no one to manage.
Trend No. 3: The talent pool is changing, and so must you.
If you had told me three years ago that I would be telling my consulting clients to drop the college degree requirement for some positions, I would have told you that you must have confused me with someone else. I’ve changed my thinking on many things over the past three years, and you should do so as well.
It’s okay to hire people without college degrees, as long as they have the skills to do the job. Many people have pivoted mid-career. And when people pivot, their skills come with them, even though these skills may now be applied differently.
Throw out your preconceived notions regarding job requirements and ask yourself what’s needed to succeed in a particular role. In doing so, you’ll surely expand your pool of candidates.
