Strategy-Driven Talent Management: A Leadership Imperative

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xiii

Foreword xvii

Preface xxi

The Editors xxix

The Contributors xxxi

Part One: General Frameworks

1 Strategic Talent Management Matters 3
Rob Silzer, Ben E. Dowell

2 Building Competitive Advantage Through Integrated Talent Management 73
Marcia J. Avedon, Gillian Scholes

Part Two: Key Practices

3 Building the Talent Pipeline: Attracting and Recruiting the Best and Brightest 123
Leslie W. Joyce

4 Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Facilitating Executive Onboarding 159
Seymour Adler, Lorraine Stomski

5 Identifying and Assessing High-Potential Talent: Current Organizational Practices 213
Rob Silzer, Allan H. Church

6 Developing Leadership Talent: Delivering on the Promise of Structured Programs 281
Jay A. Conger

7 Developing Leadership Talent Through Experiences 313
Paul R. Yost, Mary Mannion Plunkett

8 Changing Behavior One Leader at a Time 349
Sandra L. Davis, Robert C. Barnett

9 Managing Leadership Talent Pools 399
Ben E. Dowell

10 Employee Engagement: A Focus on Leaders 439
Jeff Schippmann

Part Three: Critical Issues

11 Building Functional Expertise to Enhance Organizational Capability 463
Suzan McDaniel, Erika D’Egidio

12 Managing and Measuring the Talent Management Function 503
John C. Scott, Steven G. Rogelberg, Brent W. Mattson

13 Managing Talent in Global Organizations 549
Thomas Ruddy, Pooja Anand

14 Managing Talent in China 595
Elizabeth Weldon

Part Four: Different Perspectives

15 Take the Pepsi Challenge: Talent Development at PepsiCo 617
Allan H. Church. Janine Waclawski

16 Integrated Talent Management at Microsoft 641
Paul R. Yost

17 They Can Do It! You Can Help! A Look at Talent Practices at the Home Depot 655
Leslie W. Joyce

18 Allstate’s “Good Hands” Approach to Talent Management: An Interview with Ed Liddy and Joan Crockett 669
John W. Boudreau

19 A View from the Top on Talent Management: An Interview with Warren Staley, Recently Retired CEO of Cargill Incorporated 699
Sandra L. Davis

20 Chief Human Resource Officer Perspectives on Talent Management 711
Marcia J. Avedon, Stephen Cerrone, Mirian Graddick-Weir, Rob Silzer

Part Five: Future Directions for Practice and Research

21 Building Sustainable Talent Through Talent Management: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions 745
Rob Silzer, Ben E. Dowell

22 Critical Research Issues in Talent Management 767
Rob Silzer

23 Talent Management: An Annotated Bibliography 781
Rob Silzer, Joshua B. Fyman

Name Index 823

Subject Index 835