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The second of a three part series on mobility and its benefits. Divya Dewan, LHH's Practice Leader for Career Development & Mobility, delves into the headwinds employees might be facing in their organisations, and how they can provide their employees with the right support and tools to thrive.

The final part of the series on mobility and its benefits. Divya Dewan, LHH's Practice Leader for Career Development & Mobility, explains how organisations can best implement mobility and how to measure its effects.

What strategies can your organisation adopt to elevate its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) position? In the first article in our series, we focus on how D&I can be reflected in your recruitment process.

The retail industry has long been associated with higher-than-average employee turnover. The British Retail Consortium’s quarterly survey for Q1 2023, which accounts for one in five jobs across multiple sectors within retail, reported an average turnover rate of just over 50%. And the retail businesses we speak to are still struggling with retention.

From tech to talent scarcity, these are the trends shaping recruitment in this sector today.

At just 24, a Gen Z’s CV may already be running to two pages - perhaps even three. A generation ago, listing a plethora of short-term jobs would have been a red flag - an indicator of no sticking power. But for young employees in 2023 this temporary mindset might actually be a much smarter strategy.

After more than nine years as the Vice President of Global Markets, Policy, for General Motors and a long career on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Lee Godown was not interested in retirement. He wanted to step back, figure out what was most important to him and then decide what he was going to do next.

Leadership teams have a great deal to grapple with: accelerating technology and automation, flexible working, demonstrating ethical and sustainable practices, the changing expectations of an increasingly diverse workforce, and the globalisation of work.

What are businesses learning by focusing on improving the performance and agility of their teams?

The alignment between organisational talent needs and an individual’s career goals can be a potent force that not only prepares your organisation to meet the challenge of business transformation, but also boosts engagement, retention and productivity.

Organisations need to be more resilient than ever to respond to high inflation and energy costs, global economic instability, and changing worker and customer expectations prompted by events like the pandemic.