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Talent shortage a top business priority for 2012: Lloyd’sPosted by RJ and Makay on Dec 08, 2011 |
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Despite high unemployment levels across much of the U.S., the nation’s business leaders are as concerned as their European counterparts about a talent and skills shortage, according to a recent Lloyd’s study. The 2011 Lloyd’s Risk Index indicates that talent risk was the number two concern among executives in the U.S. and Europe, following the potential loss of customers as the chief concern.
U.S. workers will on average forgo two of their vacation days by year’s end, according to an Expedia Vacation Deprivation survey. Across the nation, that means 226 million vacation days, or $34.3 billion worth of time, will go unused, as calculated by CNN Money. Workers’ main reason for not taking full vacation days was their inability to afford travel expenses, the Expedia survey found.
Nearly a quarter of workers around the world are depressed, according to a recent “Global Mindset Survey” by management consulting firm rogenSi. The study, which surveyed 1,200 workers around the world, found that 92% of survey respondents linked their mental health with their job performance. The research also showed that only 12% are optimistic about their jobs, and that 14% of workers thought of their leaders as inspirational.
