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Executives everywhere acknowledge that finding, retaining, and growing talent counts among their toughest business challenges. Yet to address this concern, many are turning to talent management practices that no longer work--because the environment they were tailored to no longer exists. In today's uncertain world, managers can't forecast their business needs…

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1 author picked Talent on Demand as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I first ran across Capelli’s book on the desk of Bill Allen, then CHRO of Maersk, and was an early observer of hybrid talent management. He reviews the challenges - tough to forecast business and therefore talent needs. He examines the key elements of modern talent management: rigorous forecasting, creating a more flexible talent sourcing model, better insight on current talent, adapting processes and practices to continue to innovate. 

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