The value of learning from the past in McKinsey’s Mapping decline and recovery across sectors is stated as: Decisions about acquisitions, divestitures, and even recruiting or retaining talent often hang in the balance.

As a timely example, they have provided an interesting graphic view of past recessions that may hold clues to looking ahead.

Talent management strategies must respond to individual organizational circumstances as well as broader industry—even geographic—conditions. For some, it is an ideal time for Upgrading Talent.

For all talent management and HR professionals, now is a perfect point in time to partner with executive leadership. Learn from the past and use Effective Strategies for HR Managers Working With the C-Suite to navigate the present and prepare for the future.