Successful Talent Strategies: Achieving Superior Business Results Through Market-Focused Staffing

257 Pages·2003·1.99 MB·English

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SUCCESSFUL
TALENT
STRATEGIES
ACHIEVING SUPERIOR BUSINESS RESULTS
THROUGH MARKET-FOCUSED STAFFING
DAVID SEARS
American Management Association
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(cid:1) CONTENTS
PART I TALENT STRATEGIES ARE BUSINESS
STRATEGIES
1: INTRODUCTION:THECHANGINGMARKETFORTALENT 3
WhenTalentWasKing
HR’sStrategicOpportunities
OpportunitiesAhead
PlanoftheBook
WhyTalent?
2: ‘‘GETTING’’BUSINESSSTRATEGY 27
BusinessStrategyBarriers
TheRoleandScopeofBusinessStrategies
BusinessStrategyModels
NewBusinessStrategyLandscape
3: VALUINGTALENT 58
WorkingFor/BelongingTo
TheHistoryofTalent
ValuingTalent:FourRealities
PART II BUILDING, DELIVERING, AND MEASURING
TALENT STRATEGIES
4: TALENTSTRATEGIES:SCANNING 87
TalentStrategiesManagementCycle
BusinessStrategies
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5: TALENTSTRATEGYBUILDING 114
TalentStrategyComponents
6: TALENTFLOWSTRATEGIES 142
SignatureTalentStrategySuccesses
TalentFlow
7: TALENTENGAGEMENTSTRATEGIES 182
MoreThan‘‘BeingThere’’
TalentEngagementProcesses
8: MEASURINGANDIMPROVINGTALENTSTRATEGIES 208
MeasuringValueCreation
MeasurementPerspectives:Types,Stages,andBalancedMeasures
TalentProcessMeasures
Epilogue: Who Owns Talent Strategies? 233
TheCaseforHR
Index 241
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PA R T I
Talent Strategies Are
Business Strategies
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