Latest Reports   The SHRM 2008 Executive Roundtable Symposium on Sustainability and Human Resource Management Strategy brought together knowledgeable and passionate sustainability and HR management experts from around the world including HR practitioners, leaders in the field of sustainability, consultants, academics and senior members of SHRM’s staff. The group examined the impact of sustainability on the business world in general and on the HR profession in particular. The attendees also looked at the role of HR professionals in participating in organizational sustainability efforts or, in some cases, leading these efforts. In addition, this Symposium generated an extensive number of ideas and steps that SHRM can take to better equip HR professionals, support the HR profession and assist the business community in the area of sustainability. Read this report   Creating People Advantage-How to Address HR Challenges Worldwide Through 2015 This executive summary reviews the major findings from a worldwide study conducted by the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). SHRM partnered with WFPMA and BCG in the collection of data for the United States portion of the 83 countries and markets represented in the study. The findings explore the views of more than 4,700 executives on 17 topics in human resource management such as managing talent, anticipating change, developing and retaining the best employees. Read this report   SHRM Symposium on Human Capital Analytics The Executive Summary of the SHRM Symposium on Human Capital Analytics contains input from more than 20 senior-level participants, which include practitioners, academics, consultants, and members of all three boards. Key themes highlighted in this report include how human capital analytics are being used in organizations today, the limitations of current usage and barriers to more relevant applications that drive organizational decisions, and the barriers and emerging role for human capital analytics over the next five years. Read this report   SHRM Symposium on the Workforce Readiness of the Future U.S. Labor Pool In 2007, SHRM conducted a Symposium on the Workforce Readiness of the Future U.S. Labor Pool. The event brought together knowledgeable experts about workforce readiness, including HR executives, top-level government officials and leading thinkers about workforce readiness from across the country, along with SHRM senior staff members. This report from that gathering examines the current state of readiness among the U.S. workforce, the issues inhibiting readiness and the actions that can be taken to improve workforce readiness. Read this report   Workplace Visions The latest issue of Workplace Visions examines where leadership strategies of the future are heading. Most organizations' leadership strategies will simultaneously involve identifying and developing the most highly skilled and effective executive leaders while also looking to harness leadership capabilities at all rungs of the organizational hierarchy. As trends in the management of talented leadership develop over the coming years, HR professionals' role in identifying and supporting leaders within their organizations will also elevate their own profile as organizational leaders. Read this issue of Workplace Visions Also available: Generational Differences. The success of organizations in the future, when more generations than ever before will be working together, will depend on employees of all ages working effectively and respectfully as a team. Yet in discussions of different generations in the workplace, stereotypes and generalizations often quickly take over. Read this issue of Workplace Visions Workplace Visions home page     SHRM 2006 Symposium on Health Care Costs and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness. The Executive Summary of the SHRM 2006 Symposium on Health Care Costs and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness summarizes the discussion of leading health care policy experts and HR leaders on the drivers behind rising health cares costs and how the United States compares to other countries. Read this report     SHRM Special Expertise Panel Trends Symposium. The SHRM Special Expertise Panel Trends Symposium, held in June 2006, addressed four key trends confronting human resource professionals: connecting profitability to people, the workforce of the future, global competition and health care. The report reviews key themes and provides a detailed summary of the discussions around each trend. Read this report   Economic Viewpoint: Training Priorities for the 21st Century: What Works? Economic Viewpoint invites subject matter experts to give their view on an issue that is critical to both the economy and the HR profession. This Economic Viewpoint, written by Professor Lisa Lynch of Tufts University, examines the implications of changing skills requirements on U.S. economic competitiveness and employer and government training policies. Read this report

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