It’s time to rethink the design of our organizations and embrace new ways of working. Yet Canadian respondents to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends seem more focused on engagement and culture. Why are Canadian leaders out of sync with their business’ needs?

1. CULTURE: DO WE EXPECT TOO MUCH?
RECOGNIZE HR ISSUES
AS BUSINESS ISSUES
To address talent challenges, Canadian executives and HR leaders need to work
together and to rapidly address how operating models and supporting designs are
impacting the company’s ability to compete and respond to the changing marketplace.
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
2016 Top 4 Human Capital Trends
GLOBAL
1 Organizational design
2 Leadership awakened
3 Culture
4 Engagement
CANADIAN
Engagement 1
Culture 2
Leadership awakened 3
Organizational design 4
ENGAGEMENT: HARDER THAN EVER?
91% say their organizations aren’t ready to deal
with engagement issues, up from 50%.
of Canadian respondents say engagement is their top priority,
up from 76%. However, they aren’t sure how to tackle it:
58%
identify culture as a key issue for their organization. Yet Canadian
leaders may overestimate their capacity to influence change.90% of Canadian executive respondents feel ready to tackle culture
challenges. However, only 47% of non-executives agree.63%
LEADERSHIP AWAKENED…OR NOT
of respondents see improving leadership as a key priority.
However their ability to develop the new leaders is declining.90% of respondents say they’re able to meet
this challenge, down from 67% last year.40%
Only 48% of Canadian respondents feel ready
to address the design of their organizations,
yet in today’s business environment the
ability to redesign continuously is crucial.
48%
ACT NOW TO GET IN SYNC
HR issues are business issues. Canadian business leaders and HR leaders need to join
forces, embrace social complexity and become great at managing transformational
change. Improving engagement, strengthening culture, fostering leadership, and
capitalizing on new ways of working means companies need to evolve the design
of their organizations. It will be challenging, but it will be worth it.
Learn more: deloitte.ca/hctrends
Human Capital Trends 2016
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say it’s a critical priority.
But Canadian business and
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DESIGNING OUR ORGANIZATIONS:
AN OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY?