TITLE : TALENT ERA: ACHIEVING A HIGH RETURN ON TALENT, THE.

 
Introduction: Welcome to the Talent Era                             xv
         Not Just Sports and Entertainment Anymore                xvii
         The Effects of Free Agency                                xix
         The Impact of Unions                                      xxi
         The End Game                                             xxii
         What Do We Mean by "Talents"?                            xxiv
         Why This Book?                                            xxv
 
Chapter 1 The Talent Value Chain                                     1
         Talent Breeds Innovation                                    2
         Five Links in the Idea-Talent Chain                         4
         Five Ways to Create Value                                   7
         The IDEA Value Cycle                                        8
 
Chapter 2 Winning the Creative War                                  15
         Talent and Environment                                     15
         Winning by Leveraging Talent                               16
         Talent to Meet the Competition                             20
         Talent Is Key in Mergers                                   22
         Continuous Development Cycle                               25
         On-Time Obsolescence                                       30
 
Chapter 3 Talent: Engine of the New Economy                         35
         Talent Creates                                             35
         Talented Leaders Win                                       36
         Seven Differences between Talents
         and Knowledge Workers                                      40
         How Can Knowledge Workers Become Talents?                  43
         People Quality Management (PQM)                            45
         The Power of Mind: Positive Thinking                       49
 
Chapter 4 The Elements of a Talent-ftiendly
          Organization                                              53
          Talent Satisfaction Measurement System                    58
          Organizational Management System                          60
          Talent As Customer, Talent As Supplier                    77
          Compensation                                              79
          Summary                                                   81
 
 
Chapter 5 Talent Management System                                  83
          Four Elements of the TMS                                  84
          Benefits of the TMS                                       84
          Attracting Talents                                        86
          Keeping Talents                                           91
          Managing Talents                                          96
          Identifying Talents                                      101
          The Challenges of TMS                                    112
          Summary                                                  113
 
Chapter 6 The Growth Rule                                          115
          Positive Challenge                                       115
          Grass-Roots Education                                    118
          Cross-Functional Capability                              121
          Support for Change                                       122
          Seven Laws of Fusion of Talents                          123
          Launching an Idea Bank                                   129
 
 
Chapter 7 Talent Development Budget                                133
          Value-Driven Cost Structure                              138
          Contingency Plan for Talents                             139
          The Power of Developing Talent                           141
          Summary                                                  143
 
 
Chapter 8 Return on Talent                                         145
          Knowledge Generated and Applied                          146
          Investment in Talent                                     147
          ROT Measurement                                          150
          Three Examples of Calculating ROT                        152
          Optimize ROT                                             160
 
 
Chapter 9 The Seven Secrets of Talent                              161
       1. Search for the Dream                                     161
       2. Evaluate Your Strengths and Weaknesses                   164
       3. Cultivate Discipline and Determination                   165
       4. Render Ideas and Actions Inseparable                     166
       5. Embrace Positivity                                       166
       6. Take a Never-Give-Up Attitude                            168
       7. Show a "Next" Mentality                                  169
       Example of the Talent SECRETS
       Michael Jordan                                              169
 
 
Bibliography                                                       175
Acknowledgments                                                    179
Index                                                              181
About the Author                                                   195