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Rethinking Talent Decisions
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Rethinking Talent Decisions

by Sharna Wiblen
March 2024
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
285 pages
9h 1m
English
De Gruyter
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Prologue

The Power of (Re)Thinking

I wrote this book for you and me. I wrote this book for #Teamhuman because I believe that thinking matters. Let me tell you some of my reasons why:

  • We all think.

  • We all think every day.

  • Our thinking influences the quality of our lives.

  • The quality of our lives is an outcome of the quality of our thinking every day.

  • Thinking is a “human quality.”

  • The ability to think is a (human) source of competitive advantage.

  • We, humans, create value by thinking.

I became interested in thinking during my tenure as a Management Consultant. The consulting industry consists of clients asking consultants for help with thinking (and doing) “something.” A Management Consultant, therefore, is essentially paid to “think.” ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9783110756357