Business has experienced an evolution from the Agricultural Age to the Industrial Revolution to the Information Age. Now, the Talent Age has arrived.

Organizations realize that in a world where every other aspect of doing business has been commoditized, talent is the only real Competitive Advantage they have. Currently, the competitive battlefront is for the best people--the true creators of value.

This whitepaper, originally published in the European Business Review, is a detailed examination of Talent Management and Strategy--with a focus on ensuring that you have the talent and bench to successfully implement your strategic agenda.

Numerous frameworks are introduced and discussed in depth, including the Continuum of Change Leadership Behaviors, Pyramid of Mediocrity, Human Asset Inventory, Leadership Pipeline Dashboard, among many others.

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