The pressure to recruit and retain top talent is more intense than ever, as is the need to create a diverse, responsive and productive organizational culture. According to an October 2016 survey from ManpowerGroup, employers are facing the highest global talent shortage since 2007. As a result, learning leaders have to adopt a new mindset.
If talent management involves employee recruitment, development and management — from the time they are identified as candidates until they leave the company — learning becomes a vital thread that binds this entire system.