Seventy-eight percent of employers either lack a work force strategy or have trouble implementing one, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup, a provider of work force solutions.

This comes during the Human Age, which requires flexible workforce models as well as long-term human resources planning to attain skilled talent that is often difficult to find, ManpowerGroup maintains.

"All companies, large and small, need a work force strategy to succeed in the Human Age," says Owen Sullivan, ManpowerGroup's president of specialty brands. "Without a strategy for structuring flexible work models, it's impossible to adjust to fluctuating demand for products and services. Winning companies are able to identify and recruit the right mix of part-time, full-time and skilled talent to meet real-time and future needs."

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