A reader of our recent blog questioning if Talent Management is too important to be left to HR asked a great question in the comments section of the post. 

 

Our reader wanted to know why, in the past decade, organizations have become differentiated more so by talent than by technology. 

 

To me it all boils down to the susceptibility of a competitive advantage to be replicated by one's competition. 

 

Technology is great and had dramatically altered the landscape of business over the past 15 years.  However, the problem with technology is that its applications and advantages are easily replicated by one's competition as they can likely purchase the same technology and use it in the same way you are.

 

Talent on the other hand is much more difficult to replicate. 

 

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Employee Selection Mindset: Are You Selecting or Hiring Candidates?  There is a Big Difference!

 

You might be scratching your head and asking yourself "What's the difference?"

 

The difference is the mindset your organization takes towards acquiring new team members to fill its bus. 

 

Are you trying to fill a seat, desk, or workspace, or are you carefully and strategically selecting the best possible candidate for the position?

The difference is HUGE and is far more than a matter of semantics.  

 

 

In this week's Featured Guru section we'd like to feature a recent speech by Gladwell at the 2008 New Yorker conference where Gladwell takes on one of the biggest challenges businesses are facing: hiring the right employees.