Human Resources Issues for Senior Management
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CANADIAN HR STRATEGY/29 HR BY THE NUMBERS When it comes to leadership, Canadians place a greater em- phasis on personal qualities than a hard-driving business edge, according to a survey of 270 CFOs and 400 profession- als. More than three in ve of ce workers cite integrity as a top attribute of corporate leaders, while just nine per cent consider competitiveness a primary virtue. SOURCE: ROBERT HALF MANAGEMENT RESOURCES 68% OF CFOS REPORT INTEGRITY AS A TOP TRAIT OF CORPORATE LEADERS, COMPARED TO 28% WHO SAY COMPETITIVENESS. WORKERS 18 TO 34 YEARS OLD PLACE MORE EMPHASIS ON A COLLABORA- TIVE MINDSET THAN ANY OTHER AGE GROUP, WHILE THOSE AGES 55 AND UP ARE MORE LIKELY TO LOOK FOR FAIRNESS IN LEADERS. WHILE ALL GROUPS RANK INTEGRITY AS THE TOP TRAIT, RESPONDENTS AGES 35 TO 54 VALUE IT THE MOST (72%). By the numbers SOURCE: ROBERT HALF MANAGEMENT RESOURCES WORK NEVER ENDS ANTI-SOCIAL? INTEGRITY MATTERS Percentage of Americans who have no plans to work during retirement. 67% PLAN TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO 16% PLAN TO ELIMINATE POSITIONS VIA HIRING FREEZES 17% EXPECT TO ADD NEW POSITIONS SCHOOL'S IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT BETTER ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THAN THEIR COMPETITORS. HOWEVER, A NEW REPORT SURVEYING 350 CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS FINDS ONLY 34 PER CENT SAY THEY HAVE A STRONG LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHILE THE REST BELIEVE IT IS EITHER MODERATE (51 PER CENT) OR WEAK (16 PER CENT). ORGANIZATIONS WITH STRONG LPI (LEARNING PERFORMANCE INDEX) RESULTS ARE AMONG THE MOST PREPARED TO FILL VACANCIES LEFT BY RETIRE- MENTS WITH QUALIFIED INTERNAL CANDIDATES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE PERCENTAGE OF ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING EVALUATIONS OF THEIR LEARNING PRACTICES HAS DROPPED BY 25% IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. SOURCE: CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 13% 35% 38% 25% Percentage who plan to keep working because they like it. Percentage who say they need the money. Only 13% plan to retire in their 50s, down from 27% in 2007. 53% 17% of the CEOs are on at least one social media platform, but only 16% use two or more. of the CEOs are known to have Facebook accounts, with an average of 79 friends. Just half of Canada's top 100 CEOs are on social media, according to a study. LinkedIn is the most popular platform for the group, yet only 50 per cent have a pro le photograph and just 33 per cent have a proper biography. Seven per cent of the CEOs have Twitter accounts but they follow, on average, just 65 other users. SOURCE: SIGNAL LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION, VIA RYERSON UNIVERSITY CFOS BULLISH When it comes to hiring for the year ahead, Canadian CFOs are looking pretty cautious, as two-thirds intend to maintain the status quo, according to a survey of 270 professionals. SOURCE: ROBERT HALF A look at the stats and trends that matter when it comes to organizational excellence