The Ayers Perspective
Empower Your Strategic Planning
by William L. Ayers, Jr.
Awareness and management of risk at the highest levels of an organization are fundamental to the success of any business. The financial services industry has learned that lesson – one of the most compelling of the past two years – the hard way. It’s a lesson that applies across business sectors.
KellyOCG, the division to which Ayers belongs, has entered into a partnership to develop a groundbreaking risk-assessment resource that will empower decision-making around global market investments and labor strategies. I’m pleased to announce that this strategic tool – the Global Market Brief & Labor Risk Index – is expected to launch this month.
Our partner in this endeavor, Eurasia Group, is recognized as the world’s leading political-risk research and consulting firm. The group uses on-the-ground analysts to monitor political, economic, social, and security developments worldwide and forecasts the impact of these factors on countries, regions, financial markets, and corporations. The new Global Market Brief & Labor Risk Index combines that broad expertise, proven methodology, and rigorous analysis with Kelly’s own on-the-ground knowledge of the global labor market.
Each quarter, we will assess the top 60 world economies in four regions: The Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and Africa. Our proprietary report will provide subscribers with the following information by region and country:
- Market brief
- Macro-risk index looking at political, social, economic, and security factors plus the policy environment for foreign investment
- Labor-risk index evaluating workforce flexibility, availability, quality, and (dis)content
The easy-to-use report will provide a quick summary of the past quarter and a 90-day look ahead at which macro and labor risk factors are likely to experience change or come under pressure. Over time, we’ll build an index for each factor in each region and country to show trend lines. So a corporation looking to consolidate manufacturing from seven countries to three, for example, will have the benefit of fact-based historical information and an informed look at the near term in deciding which operations to close and which to expand.
Who doesn’t want a “look around the corner” as part of strategic planning, especially in times as uncertain as these? For more information or to subscribe contact your local Ayers representative. Or visit www.kellyocg.com.
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