SUCCESSFUL TALENT STRATEGIES


ACHIEVING SUPERIOR BUSINESS RESULTS THROUGH MARKET-FOCUSED STAFFING

DAVID SEARS


C ONTENTS
PART ITALENTS TRATEGIES A REB USINESS
S TRATEGIES
1: INTRODUCTION :THECHANGINGMARKET FORTALENT 3
When Talent Was King
HR’s Strategic Opportunities
Opportunities Ahead
Plan of the Book
Why Talent?

2: ‘‘GETTING’’ B USINESS STRATEGY 27
Business Strategy Barriers
The Role and Scope of Business Strategies
Business Strategy Models
New Business Strategy Landscape

3: VALUING TALENT 58
Working For/Belonging To
The History of Talent
Valuing Talent: Four Realities
PART II BUILDING ,DELIVERING , AND MEASURING
TALENT STRATEGIES

4: TALENT STRATEGIES :SCANNING 87
Talent Strategies Management Cycle
Business Strategies

5: TALENT STRATEGYBUILDING 114
Talent Strategy Components

6: TALENT FLOWSTRATEGIES 142
Signature Talent Strategy Successes
Talent Flow

7: TALENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES 182
More Than‘‘ Being There ’’
Talent Engagement Processes

8: M EASURING ANDIMPROVINGTALENT STRATEGIES 208
Measuring Value Creation
Measurement Perspectives: Types, Stages, and Balanced Measures
Talent Process Measures
E pilogue: Who Owns Talent Strategies? 233
The Case for HR
I ndex 241