The modern executive has one mandate this year: do more with less. Even the most capable and creative among us would be hard pressed to drive profitable growth in an economic environment saddled with soaring inflation, supply chain shortages, rising commodity prices, a labor shortage, hiring and retention difficulties due to employee demand for flexibility and higher wages, and finally, a lingering pandemic. Yet these are the challenges we collectively face as we conduct business in 2022.
According to a recent survey by PWC, 77% of executives say that the ability to hire and retain talent is the most critical input to growth. But with more job vacancies than available workers,
