However, many of the respondents are also acutely
aware of the limitations to their current planning for
disruptive change and its implications for the talent
landscape. Currently, only 53% of CHROs surveyed are
reasonably or highly confident regarding the adequacy of
their organization’s future workforce strategy to prepare
for these shifts. The main perceived barriers to a more
decisive approach include a lack of understanding of the
disruptive changes ahead, resource constraints and shortterm
profitability pressures and lack of alignment between
workforce strategies and firms’ innovation strategies.