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♦ Managing demographics and managing globalization will take on a higher priority for organizations in the future compared with 2007. Currently, most organizations do not have staff dedicated to managing demographics. Table 1 What Are the Priorities for the HR Profession? Today (n = 517) future (n = 504) Managing talent 48% (2) 52% (1) Improving leadership development 52% (1) 45% (2) Managing demographics 16% 34% (3) Delivering on recruiting and staffing 46% (3) 33% (4) Managing change and cultural transformation 34% (4) 31% (5) Enhancing employee commitment 28% (5) 26% Transforming HR into a strategic partner 25% 25% Improving performance management and rewards 21% 21% Managing globalization 9% 20% Managing work/life balance 23% 20% Managing diversity 20% 19% Becoming a learning organization 10% 15% Measuring HR and employee performance 14% 15% Mastering HR processes 15% 10% Restructuring the organization 16% 9% Providing shared services and outsourcing HR 7% 8% Managing corporate social responsibility 5% 6%