Every December and January, many of our beloved information sources publish the trends to watch in the new year. If you deal with people, and our industry, they talk about the trends around talent acquisition and management: Great talent is going to be harder and harder to find. Recruiters are going to have to step it up … a lot, since only really smart, savvy, committed recruiters are going to understand what’s needed to woo a smart, savvy, committed candidate. Salaries and the efforts made toward an impressive candidate experience will rise. More companies will banish the annual performance review in favor of ongoing feedback loops. More companies are going to use analytics to tweak incremental bits of performance improvement. Games that test skills will be big. But here’s what needs to happen on a massive scale: Jettison the term “employee engagement.” Or at least use it more appropriately.