Say goodbye to the corporate ladder. A 2011 report by Deloitte, “Human Capital Trends 2011: Revolution/Evolution“ highlights human resource trends that will affect recruiting and retraining of the lifeblood of your small business – your critical employees.

Every industry is evolving at breakneck pace and those that ignore the trend because of complacency or arrogance will pay.

“Work is more virtual, collaborative, and project-based. Workers are less tethered to traditional offices and set hours. The workforce isn’t what it used to be either, from gender to generations, to ethnicity to culture, to the changing family structures; today’s workforce is more diverse in every sense of the word. Workers’ needs, expectations, and definitions of success now vary widely, rendering obsolete a one-size-fits-all approach to talent management.”

Trends like flatter hierarchies, rise of nontraditional family roles, virtual wired work places and the changing needs of men will work together to build this lattice.

Which of these trends is having the most influence over your business and what are you doing about it? How can an HR Advocate help?