Mature companies and organizations, like those in Oil and Gas, face strategically different talent management issues than start-ups and burgeoning fields.  These issues are compounded when the workforce itself is aging.  How can employers handle retention and retirement challenges while preparing to revamp hiring?

Culture may be the linchpin.  Business leaders, modeled by human capital leaders, need to intimately understand and articulate corporate culture in a way that speaks to every generation in the workforce.  HR practices must be designed to match need at every level of the organization.