When asked about the impact on global business during the next five years, 78% of respondents to a recent survey indicated that “Increasingly global labor and talent markets” are important/very important.

The global talent factor was the third highest in importance as reported in Acting on global trends: A McKinsey Global Survey.

The survey also asked which trends companies have taken action on. In this case, “Increasingly global labor and talent markets” ranked fifth at 48%.

Conclusion? Issues around talent and a global workforce are clearly on the radar, but most companies have yet to move them up in priority and act.