The Talent Powered Organization: Strategies For Globalization, Talent Management & High performance

Cheese, Peter; Robert Thomas & Elizabeth Craig

ISBN 10: 074944990X / ISBN 13: 9780749449902

Published by Kogan Page, 2007

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The Talent Powered Organization was written by Accenture consultants to present a strategic and holistic view of talent and offer solutions to organizational talent challenges: Global abundance of talent but local scarcity; Fewer young workers and more older workers; Rising demand for new skills and growing deficits in basic skills; New work arrangements and career expectations; More diverse and distributed workforces; Shifts in the nature of work. First edition, in excellent condition, signed by all three authors. Size: 6½" - 9½ 0.0. Seller Inventory # 272879

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Talent Powered Organization: Strategies ...

Publisher: Kogan Page

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

Talent in the workplace is increasingly identified as a key factor in determining success.  If effectively managed it has the potential to be a productive resource capable of adding value and competitive advantage to an organization.

 

The Talent Powered Organization takes a strategic yet practical view of talent.  Drawing on research and real-life experiences with clients, the authors provide a series of conceptual frameworks to attract, develop, and retain the best workforce.  It presents various approaches to managing talent, including the Human Capital Development Framework and the talent multiplier.”  It covers subjects such as talent and knowledge management, employee engagement, recruitment challenges, the globalization of workforces, the changing demographics of workforces, and managing virtual workforces.

About the Author:

Robert Thomas is an Accenture partner and executive director of Accenture’s Institute for High Performance Business in Cambridge, MA.  He specializes in transformational organizational and technological change.  He is co-author with Warren Bennis of Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (Harvard Business Press).