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Ten years after publishing its research on the War for Talent, McKinsey produced follow-on work reemphasizing the need to make talent a strategic priority. Despite launching expensive programs to attract and retain talented employees, many senior executives remain frustrated with the results and admit their own failure

Good solid basic principles of walking the walk and talking the talk to create a culture of development.

Companies are seeing the value of coaching and developing their CEOs. It is interesting to me that for as long as can be remembered, the Military continually develops its Generals. Its great to see that the civilian sector is looking to do the same.

Increasingly, organizations turn to strategies that involve developing business leaders as talent leaders - making them the critical connective tissue between talent strategy and business execution.

Something to ponder. 

Learning is a lifelong process. If we didn't learn from our mistakes, then we should be relieved as leaders.

Short, simple and hopefully effective. 

Right now, there's no hotter topic within the talent management community than workforce planning. The reasons are simple: with the current economy driving revenues down dramatically, many senior executives are examining how to plan ahead in order to increase their firms' capabilities, reduce costs, and survive the economic chaos likely to continue for some time.

Couldn't agree more! Our company is majorly making moves to being more mindful and data driven when it comes to how we operate even in HR.