The Talent Powered Organization, Peter Cheese
The Talent Powered Organization, Peter Cheese
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The Talent Powered Organization
Strategies for Globalization, Talent Management and High Performance

Author: Peter Cheese, Robert J. Thomas, Elizabeth Craig, Don Tapscott

Narrator: Brian Troxell

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/16/2019


Synopsis

Talent in the workplace is increasingly identified as a key factor in determining success. If effectively managed it has the potential to be a productive resource capable of adding value and competitive advantage to an organization.The Talent Powered Organization takes a strategic yet practical view of talent. Drawing on research and real-life experiences with clients, the authors provide a series of conceptual frameworks to attract, develop, and retain the best workforce. It presents various approaches to managing talent, including the Human Capital Development Framework and the “talent multiplier.” It covers subjects such as talent and knowledge management, employee engagement, recruitment challenges, the globalization of workforces, the changing demographics of workforces, and managing virtual workforces.

About Robert J. Thomas

Robert Thomas is an Accenture partner and executive director of Accenture’s Institute for High Performance Business in Cambridge, MA. He specializes in transformational organizational and technological change. He is co-author with Warren Bennis of Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (Harvard Business Press).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on August 23, 2008

In the Introduction, Robert Cheese explains that his and his collaborators' direct involvement with clients as well as their extensive research on the issues facing businesses today and the practices they follow have led to several conclusions. "First, the key factor in determining the success of an......more

Goodreads review by Steve on January 18, 2015

Might be fine conceptually for large organizations however, the more matrixed your organization, the less realistic it is that the tactics described in this book can be effectively implemented. There is a human element to management, motivation and employee development that can't be substituted by a......more

Goodreads review by Alex on June 13, 2015

Reads like an engineer wrote it. Process driven management. Has lots of good ideas, worth a re-read once in a while.......more