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As CEOs and leadership teams make strategic plans for the coming year, senior HR professionals can take them by the hand to give advice, and take some tasks off their plate, an expert says.

This year, strategic planning is occurring in an environment where rising inflation means employees expect their pay to rise, and where talent is so scarce that if they leave, they expect to find another job with ease, says Gartner advisory director Robin Boomer. At the same time, business confidence is tapering down and supply constraints are affecting both employers and employees.

Gartner's latest Business Executive Survey identifies workforce issues as one of the top three business priorities for CEOs, with focus up by 32% from 2020, at the same time as many executives say they are preparing for an economic downturn...