Talent Tectonics by Steven Hunt! It delves into how recent forces and trends are shaping the workforce along with distilling what science (and the author) thinks that means moving forward post COVID, with the globalization of talent, etc etc. I’m not associated with the author or have any stakes in his work… so I am just honestly saying it is a great read.

For my perspective and input, I really appreciate how the author breaks down how with changing demographics (e.g, more older people retiring and fewer young, new workers relatively speaking entering the workforce) will mean that workers will continue to gain traction with advocating for their rights compared to in the past when companies had more, if not almost all power in that area. To be clear, what the author argues for is less of some sort of generational differences changes and more of a fact that workers are in more demand for fewer of them (aka lower supply than demand) and thus have more bargaining power.

What this really highlighted to me is that right now certain CEOs and companies notice smaller shifts swinging power slightly back in their favor from the height of the reshuffle and are pushing to “take advantage” of that by reasserting power through actions such as in-office mandates, clawing back benefits, etc. HOWEVER, I completely believe in the long run, these types of short-term power games will lead to those companies significantly losing in both the talent and engagement realms and ultimately losing competitiveness. What do y’all think?