SAP Senior Director of Diversity Nicole McCabe discussed the rapidly changing global workforce during her presentation at the 2014 Human Capital Leadership Forum in New York on Oct. 21. In her presentation, McCabe discussed the results of a recent study of 2,400 executives and 2,700 employees about the current workforce. According to McCabe, the study showed the global workforce is becoming more flexible and diverse. In addition, McCabe pointed out feedback is crucial for today’s executives and employees, and the ” millennial generation” is changing the way many organizations look at the global workforce. However, McCabe pointed out millennials are still concerned about retirement, training and other traditional benefits when they evaluate potential employers: “The millennials really aren’t as different as we think … Many of them still look at compensation as the most important factor for choosing a role and staying with the job. They’re also concerned about things like retirement and training and development, but we were a little surprised to find that having meaning and having purpose were not a priority in staying at the same position.” McCabe noted learning and growing within an organization is important to millennials. She also pointed out compensation is the most important consideration for millennials, and today’s employers may need to rethink their compensation strategies to ensure they can find the most qualified candidates to fill vacancies: “You see these gaps where the employees are focusing on compensation, yet not a lot of companies are offering great compensation plans. We also see things about retirement plans for employees; they want those things but employers are not often offering those to the employees. I think that we need to look at this and as employers ourselves today it’s time to look at our compensation strategy.” - See more at: http://www.argylejournal.com/chief-human-resources-officer/2014-human-capital-leadership-forum-nicole-mccabe-senior-director-of-diversity-sap/#sthash.vKSfOEDh.dpuf