Book description
Talent rules! Talent is a company's most important asset. This book shows why talent must be managed to generate maximum profits for the organization. The Talent Era presents a complete strategy for leveraging talent to maximize business value. Author Subir Chowdhury helps you discover how to measure talent and explains why there's more to attracting talent than raising salaries. He also discusses how managers handle talented subordinates, how to measure the value of talent, and much more.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Praise for The Talent Era
- Financial Times Prentice Hall Books
- Financial Times Prentice Hall
- Introduction: Welcome to the Talent Era
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1. The Talent Value Chain
- Talent Breeds Innovation
- Five Links in the Idea-Talent Chain
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Five Ways to Create Value
- Make Sure Your Idea Is Unique, Authentic, and Genuine
- Expose the Idea to the Right People and Involve Those People Intensely
- Ensure That All Information Is Adequate, Accurate, and Free Flowing at All Levels
- Provide the Right Resources to People Involved
- Expect Something Unexpected; Many Failures, Surprises, and Setbacks Will Come, So Learn from These
- The IDEA Value Cycle
- 2. Winning the Creative War
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3. Talent: Engine of the New Economy
- Talent Creates
- Talented Leaders Win
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Seven Differences between Talents and Knowledge Workers
- Talents Make and Break the Rules; Knowledge Workers Conserve the Rules
- Talents Create; Knowledge Workers Implement
- Talents Initiate Change; Knowledge Workers Support Change
- Talents Innovate; Knowledge Workers Learn
- Talents Direct; Knowledge Workers Act
- Talents Inspire and Lift People; Knowledge Workers Receive Information and Motivation
- Talents Make an Immense Contribution and Create Immense Wealth; Knowledge Workers Share
- How Can Knowledge Workers Become Talents?
- People Quality Management (PQM)
- The Power of Mind: Positive Thinking
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4. The Elements of a Talent-Friendly Organization
- Treat Your Best Talents Like You Treat Your Best Customers
- Behave Like a Supplier
- Develop Imaginative Understanding of the Customer Requirements of Talents
- What Do Talents Want and Need from Your Organization?
- Talent Satisfaction Measurement System
- Organizational Management System
- Talent As Customer, Talent As Supplier
- Compensation
- Summary
- 5. Talent Management System
- 6. The Growth Rule
- 7. Talent Development Budget
- 8. Return on Talent
- 9. The Seven Secrets of Talent
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
Product information
- Title: Talent Era, The: Achieving a High Return on Talent
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2001
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780130410405
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