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The trick to selling talent management to line leaders is to think like a doctor. If you can find their business pains and offer talent management as the solution to those problems, there will be no need to "sell" at all. MORE
Also: Building Your Case

The recession hasn't caused most companies with in-house executive-search operations to abandon them. In fact, it's having the opposite effect. MORE

In a break from past recessions, many organizations are maintaining their leadership-development efforts in spite of the troubled economy. MORE
Also: Getting Creative about Leadership

Although the economic downturn has forced many baby boomers to delay retirement, organizations that neglect the task of transferring knowledge between soon-to-retire workers and new hires risk losing that valuable knowledge forever. MORE
Also: 'Inquiry versus an Inquisition'
Also: Of Wikis and Controversy

Steve Kerr, former chief learning officer at General Electric and Goldman Sachs, says the reward systems at too many companies are flawed. MORE

The second annual study by Bersin & Associates shows talent management is maturing, with performance management and leadership development this year's top initiatives.

This supplement is sponsored by SilkRoad technology inc. MORE