“There are two differing approaches and they have different virtues, the method of talent management and recruitment.” TwoDifferentVirtueTalentApproachManagementMethodRecruitment Author:John Gibbons
“[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate "culture" with no outlet for unique talents and skills. Corporate practices can be directly hostile to individuals with exceptional skills and initiative in technical matters. I consider such management of technical people cruel and wasteful.” PeopleMatterDoneCultureIndividualPracticeTalentSkillsUniqueManagementCorporateProgrammingInitiativeHostileExceptionalOutletsCorporate CultureSubmergedUnique Talents Author:Bjarne Stroustrup
“No talent in management is worth more than the ability to master facts-not just any facts, but the ones that provide the best answers.” FactsAbilityAnswersTalentMastersManagement Author:Robert Heller
“The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traditionally has had a management style that is very supportive of American talent, first and foremost, over everything else. And I think that's right and proper.” ThinkingFirstsRocksTalentStyleFameManagementHallsRock And RollSupportiveHall Of FameRock And Roll Hall Of Fame Author:Ian Anderson
“The hedge fund known as "Long Term Capital Management" collapsed last fall through overconfidence in its highly leveraged methods, despite I.Q.'s of its principals that must have averaged 160. Smart people aren't exempt from professional disasters from overconfidence. Often, they just run aground in the more difficult voyages they choose, relying on their self-appraisals that they have superior talents and methods.” PeopleLongSelfRunningLastsFallDifficultTermKnownTalentSmartManagementMethodDisasterSuperiorsDespiteLong TermFundPrincipalVoyagesSmart PeopleAppraisalHedge FundOverconfidence Author:Charlie Munger
“I built stages and I did stage management - I think I built the sets twice, I happened to be good with a drill, which is a talent I didn't know I had.” ThinkingKnowsHappenedStageTalentBuiltManagementBe GoodDrills Author:Gwendoline Christie
“In my first career I had founded my own company, with a group of MIT professors, before coming to Harvard to finish my doctorate, and so I had a deep respect for the brains, talent, and dedication of managers. That made it hard for me to believe the attributions in the business press that stupid management was to blame. So I looked elsewhere for an explanation.” FirstsBelieveMadeHardMy OwnBrainCompanyCareersGroupsTalentStupidManagementBlamePressesMade ItManagersExplanationProfessorsDedicationElsewhereHarvardMitStupid MenDoctoratesAttribution Author:Clayton Christensen
“I have a great management team and great agents that assist me, and I take roles in feature films that I hope will show my other talents other than just comedy.” ShowsFilmRolesComedyTeamTalentManagementAgentsFeaturesGreat MenGreat Management Author:Olivia Stuck
“Talent acquisition, knowledge transfer, generational diversity, and retention will continue to be serious concerns. I think the golden thread is equipping management to work with Millennials. Let's face it. We are going to see organizations needing to replace 40% to 60% of their workforce. Management has never been more important!” ThinkingImportantTalentSeriousDiversityConcernManagement Author:Chip Espinoza