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	Harvard Business School Press Sep 2001, hc $27.50

The War for Talent
by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod

In 1998, a landmark McKinsey Quarterly article exposed the "war for talent" as a critical business challenge and a fundamental driver of corporate performance. Now, just when you thought it was over, the authors present compelling evidence that the war for talent will persist over the next two decades despite the twists and turns of the economy. In this definitive guide, the authors present a strategic view of what managers must do to win the war for talent. Drawing on their five years of research, including surveys of 13,000 executives and case studies of 27 companies (including Amgen, Enron, GE, PerkinElmer, and The Home Depot), they map out five bold imperatives for attracting, developing, and retaining the very best people. Most importantly, they show that great talent management has more to do with a pervasive "talent mindset" than it does with better HR processes. This book will help every manager build a stronger talent pool and turn high-caliber talent management into a strategic competitive advantage.