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Agile Talent
Younger, Jon; Smallwood, Norman
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Description for Agile Talent
Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJM; KJMV2; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
How to Leverage Talent You Don't Own Campbell Soup Company and PepsiCo seek advice from anthropologists to understand customer tastes and preferences. Google and Intel engage experts in social science and biomechanics to assess how people think about and use technology. Companies are gaining advantage through a new capability--strategic use of external experts--made possible by technology and the globalization of talent. Leaders everywhere recognize that "lean," "agile," and "fast" strategies require new ways to access and leverage--without owning--key talent to fill critical gaps. As managers seek nontraditional sources of strategic talent and experiment with fast, flexible ways of engaging ... Read more
How to Leverage Talent You Don't Own Campbell Soup Company and PepsiCo seek advice from anthropologists to understand customer tastes and preferences. Google and Intel engage experts in social science and biomechanics to assess how people think about and use technology. Companies are gaining advantage through a new capability--strategic use of external experts--made possible by technology and the globalization of talent. Leaders everywhere recognize that "lean," "agile," and "fast" strategies require new ways to access and leverage--without owning--key talent to fill critical gaps. As managers seek nontraditional sources of strategic talent and experiment with fast, flexible ways of engaging ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard Business School Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9781625277633
SKU
V9781625277633
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Ref
99-15
About Younger, Jon; Smallwood, Norman
Jon Younger is partner emeritus of the RBL Group, where he led the firm's Strategic HR practice. He is a member of the executive education faculties of the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Indian School of Business; and the Copenhagen School of Business. He chairs the annual ISB-NHRD conference on talent management in India and is a member ... Read more
Reviews for Agile Talent
"Agile Talent is an interesting read in this emerging business context where cloud sourcing (getting external talent) is now becoming a differentiated business strategy... a practical roadmap for leaders to create conditions for maximising engagement, performance and contribution of external talent."
Businessworld India "This well-researched book will prove interesting not only to chief executives and HR leaders, but to ... Read more
Businessworld India "This well-researched book will prove interesting not only to chief executives and HR leaders, but to ... Read more