Talent Reframed

Center for the Edge

A recession might seem a peculiar time to talk about talent. Aren't most people these days happy just to have their jobs? Aren't employers more concerned about outplacement than recruiting? And what company has the budget to fund expensive training programs?

Even these questions indicate a dated view of where talent is and how to get the most out of it. Of course, one disputes the importance of talent, even in a recession, but companies spend entirely too much time focused on attracting and retaining talent. Moreover, as they do, they often lose sight of what appeals to and keeps hold of talent in the first place. We invite you to explore the Center’s unique perspective on this important subject.

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Getting Better All the Time: Becoming a Talent-Driven Firm
Center for the Edge leaders recently participated in an Aspen Institute Roundtable on the Talent Driven Firm. The resulting roundtable report features a white paper authored by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison.
Control vs. Trust: Mastering a different management approach
Trust-based approaches offer significant promise to create economic value in markets characterized by intensifying competition and growing uncertainty. Properly applied, these approaches enable managers to achieve much higher levels of collaboration and flexibility than would ever be possible with more control-based approach. Discover new, provocative ways of approaching business relationships.
Tomorrow’s Talent Networks
Center leaders John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison author The Big Shift, a prestigious blog for Harvard Business Publishing. In this blog entry, the Center leaders argue that only by helping employees build their skills and capabilities can companies hope to attract and retain them. Talented workers join companies and stay there because they believe they'll learn faster and better than they would at other employers.

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