Talent Readiness: The Future Is Now

by Tom Casey, Tim Donahue, Eric Seubert

Overview

GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, WITH THE RIGHT MOTIVATION.

Tom Casey and his collaborators want ALL CEOs to appreciate the imminent “Perfect Storm” of human capital change. As CEOs navigate the unchartered waters of globalization, declining engagement, and shifting demographics, they are seeing a dramatic imbalance between talent needs and talent availability. As well, CEOs are confronted with the difference in work styles and priorities of four generations of employees and need to reconcile their distinct aspirations to ensure maximum productivity. Talent Readiness addresses the top ten human capital challenges of the new decade, and provides immediate solutions to harness the unique skills and attitudes of the new labor market.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599322216
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	10/08/2010
Pages:	119
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

TOM CASEY is the Managing Principal of Discussion Partner Collaborative, an executive advisory firm focused on Human Capital Strategy. An expert in the development of organizational transformation strategies during his 30+ years of consulting, he held senior positions with Harbridge House Inc., Arthur D. Little, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Buck Consultants and The Concours Group before founding Discussion Partner Collaborative. Tom has authored over 70 articles on Human Capital strategy. Talent Readiness, The Future Is Now is his third book on the topic. Tom resides both in suburban Boston and Lima, Peru “whichever is warmer at the time”.

TIM DONAHUE is Principal of Talent Directions, a New York-based consultancy specializing in talent advisory, leadership development and executive coaching. Before founding Talent Directions, Tim was with both PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Concours Group.

ERIC SEUBERT is an executive advisor, author and platform speaker. He advises global clients on human capital transformation issues. Eric is a Managing Principal at Talent Strategy Advisors, a workforce planning and talent management consultancy offering advisory, executive education and insight research services. Eric’s upcoming book The Making of a Workforce Strategy will be published in Winter 2010/2011.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: WHAT CONCERNS THE INFORMED LEADER
CHALLENGES OF TALENT READINESS
INVESTING IN TODAY'S TALENT
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
LEVERAGING YOUR TALENT READINESS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Editorial Reviews

We are about to enter a time of great turbulence and change where we can expect many of the traditional ideas about talent to be brought into question. In this timely book, Tom Casey and his collaborators Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert show clearly the crucial role that collaboration plays in building a working environment that is engaging and exciting and how a multi- generational workforce can truly be high performing.”
Professor Lynda Gratton, London Business School Author of Hotspots and Glow

“I have known and admired Tom Casey for over 20 years. I hired him and benefited from his wise counsel at Arthur D. Little and later induced him to join me in research and consulting with The Concours Group. He was instrumental in developing The Concours Group’s service offerings related to Employee Engagement and Shifting Demographics. Tom and his collaborators Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert fellow Concours Group consultants’ book on Talent Readiness is consistent with my research and writings on the topic and an important read for today’s senior executives.”
—Tammy Erickson Author of a trilogy of books on generations in the workplace, including What’s Next, Gen X?

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