Welcome to the Talent Economy a 21st-century economy characterized by unprecedented innovation, connectivity, disruption, and opportunity.
Unfortunately, the positive attributes of the Talent Economy have been largely overshadowed thus far by the continual decline of employee job satisfaction, employee turnover costing organizations billions of dollars, shrinking profitability, and the Boomer retirement wave.
The need to engage younger generations of talent is widespread and urgent. Our leadership is aging and the skills gap continues to grow. The impetus to close the widening disparity between talent- development practices and business impact has never been greater.
For too long, we've just assumed there is no other way. But clearly there is another way.
It's Talent Generation.
Drawing from documented workforce and talent-development research, as well as her own ongoing study of generational impacts, Sarah Sladek cites numerous examples of organizations that have been capable of engaging employees in this era of disruption what they did, why it worked, and how it's made a difference to the organizations outlook and bottom line.
She proves that it's possible to create an organization designed to engage talent, and she provides guidance to do it.
Her book equips organizations with the much-needed insights to make smart, confident, future-focused workforce decisions.
Sarah Sladek is a best-selling author and the CEO of XYZ University. Since 2002, her life's work has been helping organizations engage future generations of talent.
Concerned about declining engagement in our nation's membership associations, nonprofits, and workplaces, she founded one of the nation's first generation-focused consulting firms to help organizations reduce employee turnover and grow membership among younger generations.
In addition to Talent Generation, Sarah has authored four books addressing generational implications: The New Recruit: What Your Association Needs to Know About X, Y, & Z (2007); Rock Stars Incorporated: Hiring the High-Performance, High-Maintenance Hotshots Half Your Age (2008); The End of Membership As We Know It (2011); and Knowing Y:Engage the Next Generation Now (2014).
Sarah also co-authored and co-produced Millennials to Members, the first online course designed to help membership associations create future-focused engagement strategies and grow membership among younger generations.
Her expertise has been prominently featured in international media, including Forbes, Inc.,Financial Post, Fast Company, and National Public Radio, and she has keynoted events worldwide.
With years of experience and supported by solid research, she remains committed to helping organizations engage every generation to thrive and prosper in the talent economy.
