War for talent ‘has gone global’

The war for talent has not ended with the recession and in fact now operates on a global basis, leading HR professionals said.Speaking at a talent management conference organised by the Economist , Accenture’s head of talent Peter Cheese said that demographic changes in Europe and different aspirations among the UK’s young talent meant that organisations needed to reassess their strategies in the war for talent.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School