A strategic initiative for many companies is to hire not only new talent but also the right talent. Given the shifting demographics facing us, companies committed to hiring top performers in their industry must create an environment that fosters growth, development, and challenge for its people. This behavioral and corporate transformation is referred to as adopting a talent mindset. Running a company effectively now, and in the future is directly related to your ability to choose the right people for the proper roles, provide an environment for them to optimize their performance, and retain them for the right period of time.

To drive home the adverse impact of a 15-year steady decline in employee engagement; data-driven production studies show that people who are unhappy at work are not nearly as productive as they could be, and are most often the same people who are unable, unaware, or unwilling to operate as proactive and innovative contributors. Disengaged employees are less likely to go the extra mile for customers or to improve workflows, organizational systems, and processes that could streamline efforts and save your company time and money. These folks are also much less likely to have a positive impact on morale. In fact, they are often the key instigators of gossip and duplicity and are perpetrators of the blame/shame game in the workplace.

If you have a notion that better people practices and a stronger culture will make a difference in your company’s ability to achieve your goals, then the Wealth of Talent is the book for you.