Talent Force: a New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business

PREFACE

A few years ago, we started talking every Wednesday—two executives, two former recruiters—just talking for an hour, an hour and a half, with no agenda, because we share many of the same values and are passionate about what we do. During these discussions, we kept coming back to the same topics: the changing employment landscape and innovative ways that organizations are responding to build their talent capital. After a while, we decided: Someone needs to go out and say some of these things, because it's time. These ideas are so important that they should be shared with a broader audience.

In case you are looking for it, this is not a manual. This is not the book for a person who is looking for a checklist or a recipe or the next initiative ...