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2019 Human Capital Trends—An Energy, Resources & Industrials perspective
Leading the social enterprise: Reinvent with a human focus
Increasing economic, social, and political issues are propelling organizations to reinvent themselves as social enterprises—engaging with stakeholders and cultivating performance in a human way. Organizations need to move beyond mission statements and philanthropy to learn to lead the social enterprise.
Our collection of reports below provide an insight into the top human capital trends that are key to the Energy, Resources & Industrials (ER&I) industry and sectors including, Mining & Metals; Power & Utilities, Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Industrial Products & Construction. The findings in these reports are based on the outcomes from the 2019 Global Human Capital trends report.
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Energy, Resources & Industrials perspective

With the societal challenges that we face today, leading a social enterprise requires reinvention on a broad scale. To achieve this, a lot is to be done with regard to work, the workforce, and the workplace.
Learn about the ER&I perspective on the 2019 Global Human Capital Trends report across the industry’s four sectors: Industrial Products & Construction; Mining & Metals; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Power & Utilities.
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Mining & Metals perspective

The global Human Capital survey included 1,157 ER&I industry respondents across 100 countries, of which 154 were Mining & Metals respondents across 40 countries.
Survey respondents identified five trends that are of utmost importance to their organizations:
The future of the workforce
• The alternative workforce: It’s now mainstream
• Leadership for the 21st century: The intersection of the traditional and the new
The future of the organization
• From employee experience to human experience: Putting meaning back into work
• Rewards: Closing the gap
The future of HR
• Talent mobility: Winning the war on the home front
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Power & Utilities perspective

The global Human Capital survey included 1,157 ER&I industry respondents across 100 countries, of which 282 were Power & Utilities respondents across 57 countries.
Survey participants identified six trends that are of utmost importance to their organizations:
The future of the workforce
• The alternative workforce: It’s now mainstream
• Leadership for the 21st century: The intersection of the traditional and the new
The future of the organization
• From employee experience to human experience: Putting meaning back into work
• Rewards: Closing the gap
The future of HR
• Learning in the flow of life
• Talent mobility: Winning the war on the home front
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Oil, Gas & Chemicals perspective

The global Human Capital survey included 1,157 ER&I industry respondents across 100 countries, of which 325 were Oil, Gas & Chemicals respondents across 66 countries.
Survey respondents identified six trends that are of utmost importance to their organizations:
The future of the workforce
• Leadership for the 21st century: The intersection of the traditional and the new
The future of the organization
• From employee experience to human experience: Putting meaning back into work
• Rewards: Closing the gap
The future of HR
• Learning in the flow of life
• Talent mobility: Winning the war on the home front
• HR cloud: A launch pad, not a destination
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Industrial Products & Construction perspective

The global Human Capital survey included 1,157 ER&I industry respondents across 100 countries, of which 396 were Industrial Products & Construction respondents across 60 countries.
Survey participants identified four trends that are of utmost importance to their organizations:
The future of the workforce
• Leadership for the 21st century: The intersection of the traditional and the new
The future of the organization
• From employee experience to human experience: Putting meaning back into work
The future of HR
• Learning in the flow of life
• Talent mobility: Winning the war on the home front
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2019 Global Human Capital Trends
Now in its seventh year, Deloitte’s 2019 Global Human Capital Trends survey reveals 10 trends aligned to “leading the social enterprise” categorized into:
- The future of the workforce: How organizations should adapt to the shifting job and work design, the open talent economy, and leadership
- The future of the organization: How teams, networks, and new approaches to rewards are driving business performance
- The future of HR: How the function is stepping up to address the need of restructuring its capabilities, technologies, and lead the transformation in HR and across the enterprise
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Rajeev Chopra |
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Andrew Swart |
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Vincent Rutgers |
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Felipe Requejo |
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Janine Nel |
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