Developing talent is at the heart of any successful business, but in an age of changing technology and social needs, how can you best adapt to a new world and develop the talent your company needs?
Harnessing Change to Develop Talent and Beat the Competition explores how organizations can formulate effective corporate level and business level strategies to achieve competitive advantage, earn above average profits, build and retain talent, and sustain financial strength. Fitting into the gaps left by existing books, expert authors James and Lori Spina explore the ideas and actions business can take to meet local needs.
For executives making strategic business decisions, and for practitioners and researchers across the business industry, this exciting new guide helps people striving to obtain new levels of responsibility within an organization, reinvigorate existing processes, and implementing a new strategic management system.
Chapter 1. Harnessing Change
Chapter 2. A Strategic Management System
Chapter 3. Critical Thinking Skills for Success
Chapter 4. Strategic Cultural Considerations
Chapter 5. Motivating People to Embrace Change
Chapter 6. Competitive Analysis
Chapter 7. Creative Thinking Methods That Work
Chapter 8. Using the Strategic Management System
Chapter 9. Cooperative Strategies to Sink Competitors
Chapter 10.Succession Planning for Sustainability
Chapter 11.Future Challenges to Success
Chapter 12.Looking Ahead: Artifcial Intelligence (AI) and Developing Talent
Chapter 13.Readiness to Move Ahead
James D. Spina is Director of Delta Group Network,Inc. From 2000 until 2017, James was Senior Lecturer at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, in the Management & Organization (M&O) Department.
Lori J. Spina is an organization development consultant. From 2008 until 2017, Lori was Lecturer at University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, in the Management & Organization (M&O) Department.