Archives for December 2007

Alice Snell

Talent Management: “The Perfect Storm”

by Alice Snell | January 15, 2008 | No comments

London Business School Professor Doug Readys work caught our attention with the publication of The Wall Street Journal article, How to Fill the Talent Gap. He is also the co-author of an outstanding Harvard Business Review article, Make Your Company a Talent Factory. In a terrific ten-minute video, Prof. Doug Ready further articulates his view [...]

Alice Snell

War for Talent: Up and Down the Organization

by Alice Snell | January 10, 2008 | No comments

The strategic challenge of using talent as a business performance driver has flirted with market dynamics since McKinseys coining in 1997 of The War for Talent. Initially focused on management talent and best-and-brightest leadership, McKinsey has arrived at a more holistic destination a decade later with the cogent article: Making talent a strategic priority. Two [...]

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Talent Wars in IT

by Alice Snell | January 8, 2008 | No comments

When people discuss whether or not there is a renewed war for talent, those who are on the front lines and see the action are usually the best sources. Ask those in IT who are recruiting to fill positions. Computerworld.com ran the article 8 New Weapons to Fight the Talent Wars in ’08 with the [...]

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Two Crystal Balls: One Clear Message

by Alice Snell | January 2, 2008 | No comments

Two more sets of forward looking views are noteworthy as 2008 begins. WorldatWork Highlights Key Predictions for Human Capital Management in 2008 and Beyonds first two predictions of eight combine to validate the process and technology investments that companies need to make if they want to achieve the next level of business performance: 1. The [...]