Talent Wins

Drive the Talent Agenda

What happens now is all on you.

We aren’t trying to be dramatic. But the three of us have been witness to hundreds of corporate reorganizations, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that these efforts are dead on arrival without the wholehearted, ongoing commitment of the CEO. This has been especially true with human resource initiatives. It’s been too easy for CEOs to dismiss these efforts as feel-good morale boosters disconnected from the real work of running the business, and therefore not worthy of much of their valuable time.

That point of view must go. These days, it’s fatal to the goals of any company seeking ...