Future of Talent Institute

Last week I joined three dozen talent managers from top Silicon Valley companies at Cisco for a meeting of the Future of Talent Institute.

My friend Kevin Wheeler founded the Institute to provide a place for senior talent managers to converse and explore emerging issues in talent management, staffing, recruiting, employee development, retention and leadership development.

These people are expanding their focus from initial recruiting and on-boarding to a holistic, cradle-to-grave approach to developing people. Professional development is a piece of that action; I’m glad to have served on the faculty of our past four annual retreats.

This is not your father’s HR. Listen to the two-and-a-half minute recording of what’s on the minds of talent managers.