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Talent Wins

The New Playbook for Putting People First
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Talent Wins explores how leading companies are shifting their focus from traditional financial metrics to prioritising human capital as their primary asset. The authors argue for a new way of thinking, where talent management becomes a critical component of business strategy. Through case studies and expert insights, the book provides actionable advice for organisations looking to unlock the full potential of their workforce.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in how businesses can leverage human capital as their most valuable asset. You'll find strategic insights into creating a talent-driven organisation, offering practical advice for leaders looking to transform their workforce into a competitive advantage in today's dynamic business environment.

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Radical Advice for Reinventing Talent--and HR Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century.

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Radical Advice for Reinventing Talent—and HR

Most executives today recognise the competitive advantage of human capital, yet the talent practices their organisations use are stuck in the twentieth century.

Typical talent-planning and HR processes are designed for predictable environments, traditional ways of getting work done, and organisations where "lines and boxes" still define how people are managed. As work and organisations have become more fluid—and business strategy is no longer about planning years ahead but about sensing and seizing new opportunities and adapting to a constantly changing environment—companies must deploy talent in new ways to remain competitive.

Turning conventional views on their heads, talent and leadership experts Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey provide leaders with a new and different playbook for acquiring, managing, and deploying talent—for today’s agile, digital, analytical, technologically driven strategic environment—and for creating the HR function that business needs. Filled with examples of forward-thinking companies that have adopted radical new approaches to talent (such as ADP, Amgen, BlackRock, Blackstone, Haier, ING, Marsh, Tata Communications, Telenor, and Volvo), as well as the juggernauts and startups of Silicon Valley, Talent Wins shows leaders how to bring the rigor that they apply to financial capital to their human capital—elevating HR to the same level as finance in their organisations.

Providing deep, expert insight and advice for what needs to change and how to change it, this is the definitive book for reimagining and creating a talent-driven organisation that wins.

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Advanced praise for Talent Wins highlights its innovative approach to viewing human resources as human capital, crucial for creating a competitive edge in business. The authors argue for putting people before strategy, offering real-world insights into fostering talent and the strategic value of employees. It's lauded for transforming the HR role and providing a practical framework for nurturing and managing talent effectively in a competitive global economy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633691186

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Ram Charan is an expert on corporate governance, author of four bestsellers (Execution, Confronting Reality, The Attacker's Advantage, and Boards That Lead), and winner of best-teacher awards at Northwestern and GE. With forty years of experience, he is a world-renowned adviser and problem solver to boards and CEOs. He serves on six boards.

Dominic Barton is the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company. He has authored more than eighty articles on capitalism, leadership, financial market development, Asia, history, and the issues and opportunities facing global and Asian markets, and he is the coauthor of three books, including Re-Imagining Capitalism.

Dennis Carey is Vice Chairman of Korn Ferry, where he recruits board directors, CEOs, and their direct reports. He has published five books, including Boards That Lead, coauthored with Ram Charan and Michael Useem, and more than fifty refereed journal articles covering topics ranging from CEO succession and corporate strategy to M&A, corporate governance, and human capital.

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