TITLE : TALENT SOLUTION: ALIGNING STRATEGY AND PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS, THE.

MICHIGAN AND OHIO LAUNCH EXPENSIVE NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TO LURE SKILLED WORKERS TO BUSINESSES IN THEIR STATES.

BOEING COMPANY REPORTS A LOSS OF $696 MILLION, BLAMED IN PART ON ITS INABILITY TO FIND QUALIFIED WORKERS.

MID-AND LARGE-SIZED U.S. COMPANIES LOK TO FILL OVER 190,000 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOBS-WITH LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS

SOUTHEAST ASIA NEEDS AT LEAST 3 MILLION MORE MANAGERS, DOUBLE THE CURRENT NUMBER, TO CATCH UP WITH THE DEVELOPED WORLD.

The U.S. and other growing economies face an escalating talent crisis. As companies find it harder to fill positions and keep good people, the balance of power is shifting dramatically from the employer to the employee. To stay in the chase, companies must learn new strategies that focus on their skilled employees- or quickly lose their best workers to more progressive competitors!

The Talent Solution: Aligning Strategy & People to Achieve Extraordinary Results holds the key to leveraging a company's most vital competitive advantage -its people.

This research-driven, groundbreaking book tells executives how to win in the marketplace and win with their employees. Its details include:

ùSuccessful efforts by Continental Airlines, Shell, Whirlpool, and other companies to align, engage, and measure the performance of their people

ù How innovative companies have learned to cope with today's constant- CHANGE by allowing and enabling people to evolve with the company

ù A proven model of implementing strategy, driving new bahaviors, and keeping key employees AND key customers satisfied

Like it or not, the talent shortage has become a stark fact of life for every manager. Staying on top of it is today's biggest business challenge. Packed with examples of both amazing success and catastrophic miscalculation, The Talent Solution is your step-by-step guidebook to transforming your organization into a world-class competitor and a great place to work.