Chapter 10

What are the next major challenges for talent professionals?

Introduction

This is the final chapter of the book and the place to pull together the threads of ETM. It’s also the part of the book where some of the current debates and emerging issues concerning talent management are addressed. Whilst it’s not the time to bring in new ideas or concepts it is the place to link the ETM approach to some of the challenges that talent professionals face from the competitive marketplace, and at times from their own managers.

As discussed in the first chapter, the time for talent management to make a significant contribution to business success is now. The era of technology as a competitive advantage is short lived, as reverse engineering and ...

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