Morgan Phillips | Organisations want agile workers but fail to assess for agility, study finds

New global study finds 86% of organisations believe agility is central to their business’ success, yet only 28% measure for it when assessing existing or potential employees.

London, July 01, 2019 – In a global survey of 256 business leaders, HR professionals and industry experts that was carried out by Morgan Philips Talent Consulting in May, 2019, it was revealed that 85% of respondents agree that the agility of their workforce is central to their business’ success. A further 58% said their selection and development process is mapped to ensure they have individuals with agility to deliver their organisational strategy.

However, only 28% of respondents currently measure for agility during the assessment of existing and potential employees (one fifth of respondents are unsure if they measure for agility while just over half don’t measure at all). The survey also unveiled that 57% of respondents struggle to identify and recruit agile talent.

With less than one in five survey respondents describing their organisation as “stable”, the majority of business are growing, volatile or consolidating, indicating a strong need for a more agile workforce.