Two decades ago, McKinsey advanced the idea that large U.S. companies are engaged in a “war for talent” and that to remain competitive they need to make a strategic effort to attract, retain, and develop the highest-performing executives. To understand the contribution of the human resources...

The essential evolution: personnel, human resources, talentship -- What is a decision science applied to talent? -- The HC bridge framework: pivot-points in impact, effectiveness, and efficiency -- Impact: finding the strategy pivot-points -- Impact: linking strategic pivot-points to...

How organisations create value through people -- The value of people themselves -- People and performance-motivation and engagement -- Integrating and reporting human capital measures -- The contribution of the hr professional to more effective business performance -- People and organisation...