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10 Reasons the Human Capital Zeitgeist Is Emerging

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Tue Mar 20 2012

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(From Forbes) -- The race for skilled talent is picking up speed and could have long-term implications in the job market. A Human Capital Zeitgeist, is emerging as companies big and small are getting smacked with the realization that talent management is so critical to competing in a volatile marketplace, they might actually have to throw a bit more respect at the “human” in the human capital equation.

(From Forbes) -- The race for skilled talent is picking up speed and could have long-term implications in the job market. A Human Capital Zeitgeist, is emerging as companies big and small are getting smacked with the realization that talent management is so critical to competing in a volatile marketplace, they might actually have to throw a bit more respect at the “human” in the human capital equation.

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This socio-cultural shift must address the work-life merge and worker satisfaction, like never before. Imagine a new workforce era ruled by a culture where human capital is cherished, instead of demoralized and asked to do more –for less of a paycheck.

This  socio-cultural shift must address the work-life merge and worker satisfaction, like never before. Imagine a new workforce era ruled by a culture where human capital is cherished, instead of demoralized and asked to do more –for less of a paycheck.

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Recent studies speak volumes. Despite what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke described as “an uneven and modest recovery.” Fully engaged skilled employees are fast becoming a desperately needed commodity, even in a climate of high unemployment as I wrote in my recent Forbes post last month, "C-Suite Beware: This Could be the Year of the Employee Backlash."

Recent studies speak volumes. Despite what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke described as  “an uneven and modest recovery.” Fully engaged skilled employees are fast becoming a desperately needed commodity, even in a climate of high unemployment as I wrote in my recent Forbes post last month, "C-Suite Beware: This Could be the Year of the Employee Backlash."

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