Talent
Making People Your Competitive Advantage
Chapter One
Talent Matters
In the last several decades, an avalanche of business books, articles,
speeches, and seminars have stressed the importance of
human capital-people-in gaining competitive advantage. Executives
seem to be paying attention. According to a recent survey of
senior executives from all over the world, the two most important
management challenges are
Recruitment of high-quality people across multiple territories,
particularly as competition for top talent grows more intense
Improving the appeal of the company culture and work
environment
Fifty-five percent of the respondents to that survey reported
that they expect to spend more time on people management than
on technology in the next three years. More than 85 percent of
the respondents said that people are vital to all aspects of their
company's performance particularly their top strategic challenges:
increased competition, innovation, and technology.
What's more, according to another recent sur ... read full excerpt from Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage ebook
