Summary : The War For Talent - Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones and Beth Axelrod
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This work offers a summary of the book "THE WAR FOR TALENT: Surviving in the Era of Competitive Recruiting" by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones and Beth Axelrod.Ed Michaels was director of McKinsey & Company. He specialized in improving clients' growth strategies and the strengthening of their human resource talent pools. Helen Handfield-Jones is a senior practice expert with McKinsey & Company. Beth Axelrod is currently a leader of McKinsey & Company's global organization practice.The key determinant of any organization's long-term success is its talent pool. A research project proved that there was a correlation between better talent and company performance. More importantly, the study also showed that finding and then keeping the best available talent is now of critical importance in business. There is literally so much competition for the best people that the balance of power has now moved irreversibly from the corporation to the most talented individuals. The War for Talent highlights five imperatives that companies need to act on if they aspire to secure a sustainable competitive advantage. Read this work and win the war for the best available talent!
