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Ageing workforce dynamics: Business Development from a HR perspective

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2011 Age Demographics

44%

33%

16%

7%

51%

29%

13%

7%

52%

27%

13%

8%

0% 20% 40% 60%

Gen Y

Gen X

Baby Boomers

Veterans

Global

Asia

Singapore

2001 Age Demographics

46%

36%

12%

6%

56%

27%

11%

6%

56%

26%

11%

7%

0% 20% 40% 60%

Gen Y

Gen X

Baby Boomers

Veterans

Global

Asia

Singapore

The Global Ageing Workforce Predicament

Source : U.S Census Bureau

•The workforce is ageing

•By 2020, estimated 1 in 3 Singaporean will be above 50 years old

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Why the focus on Cross-Generational

Traditionalists Baby Boomers Gen X Gen Y

Career Goals Legacy Stellar Career Portable Career Parallel Careers

Rewards

Satisfaction of a

Job Well Done

Money, Title,

Recognition,

Corner Office

Freedom Is The

Ultimate

Reward

Work That Has

Meaning

Work-Life

Balance /

Integration

Support in

shifting the

balance

Help me balance

everyone else

and find

meaning in

myself

Give me balance

NOW! Not

when I’m 65

Work isn’t

everything.

Flexibility to do

my other

activities

Job Changing Carries a stigma Puts you behind Is Necessary Is Expected

Training

I learned the

hard way, you

can too!

Train them too

much and

they’ll leave

The more they

learn, the more

they’ll stay

Continuous

learning is a

way of life

Source: Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman „When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work‟, 2002.

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Video on IBM 100x100

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39jtNUGgmd4

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IBM Singapore

IBM Confidential

Fair Employment

Practice HRM Award, 2008

Today, IBM Singapore is locally recognized as a leading employer with a

young & diverse employee population.

Singapore HEALTH Award

Platinum, 2008-2010

Work life Excellence

Award, 2010

Singapore HR Awards 09/10:- Corporate HR Champion Award

- Corporate HR Award

- HR Advocate Award

- Leading HR Practices Awards in:

�Talent Mgt

�Retention & Succession Planning

�Employee Relations & People Mgt

�HR Communications and Branding

�Strategic HR

�Corporate Social Responsibility

Top 10 Most Desired

Company To Work For, 2010

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How important is Diversity & Inclusion to IBM?

“None of us is as strong as all of us”

IBM WORKFORCE DIVERSITY BELIEF :-

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Short Video by Sam Palmisano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to__NMNqnkg

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