Make your people before you make your products - Paul Turner

Make Your People Before You Make Your Products is anauthoritative guide to the evolution of talent management. Writtenspecifically for HR professionals this book describes howorganizations can gain a global competitive edge through bettermanagement of talent resources. With a practice-based philosophy,readers will learn more effective talent management strategies fora complex market in which people are often the only competitiveadvantage. Inclusivity is emphasized, and discussion centres oninnovative, dynamic, fluid approaches to talent acquisition,development, and retention.

In today's market environment, talent has moved from audience tocommunity while leadership has shifted from control to empowerment.Traditional, linear approaches to talent management are fallingshort, and directing resources solely to senior management andHIPOs is no longer a valid strategy. This book provides practicalguidance on more modern approaches, helping organizations to:

• Attract and retain the best talent by expanding talent resourcemanagement
• Augment traditional management methods with more dynamictechniques
• Develop a talent strategy that recognizes the new diversity ofsupply and demand
• Consider the evolving roles of talent and leadership in aglobal context

Contextual changes in workplace dynamics necessitate an updatedapproach for keeping the best people on board and using them totheir utmost potential. Talent management is a driving force behindan organization's success, affecting outcomes by every major metric- if the strategy becomes stale, success is no longersustainable. Make Your People Before You Make Your Productsis guide toward developing an organization's greatest asset.