Re-energizing the Corporation
How Leaders Make Change Happen
Chapter One
Beyond the talent war
The talent truce
Can you see the white flags of surrender - on both sides of the frontline?
The war is over - for the moment. The war for talent announced early
in the last decade has reached an unexpected end. The superstars of
the organizational world suddenly realized that they need great organizations
as much as these organizations depend on them. For most VIPs
of commerce and competence, the ability to pick and choose turned out
to be a figment of our collective imagination. A business world with
only a limited number of corporations providing genuine "talent havens"
did not result in unlimited choice for talent. As consumers, we've long
known that any color so long as it's black is no real freedom. Now, as
"competents", the combatants in the talent war, we can verify that truth.
Bruce Springsteen was right; 57 Channels (and Nothin' On).
Talent needs Talent Inc. No matter how smart you are, you need other
people to leverage your competence. Intelle ... read full excerpt from: Re-energizing the Corporation: How Leaders Make Change Happen ebook
