The Economist: Managing Talent: Recruiting, retaining and getting the most from talented people - Tapa dura

Survey after survey confirms how the success of businesses has become increasingly dependent on the ability and skills of their staff. And because talented workers are in short supply the hunt for people of unusual ability will continue in earnest. Hiring such people is the relatively easy part; keeping them engaged so that they don't move on and getting the best out of them while they are with you is what really matters.

Drawing on original research, including interviews with senior executives, recruitment specialists and headhunters, and people considered 'talented' within their organisations, this book outlines the way in which companies such as Ford, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Diageo, Tesco, General Electric and HSBC are facing the challenge of recruiting and developing the talent they need.

This book will also boost readers' own career prospects.

Marion Devine is a business author and editor whose books include Managing Uncertainty and Successful Mergers (both published by The Economist). She has has also written or researched reports on talent management for Ashridge Business School and the Chartered Management Institute.

Michel Syrett has combined a career as a writer on business and management in The Times, Management Today, Director and Asian Business with academic research for business schools such as Cranfield and Roffey Park. He is author of twenty books and reports.