Challenge the Ordinary

Chapter FiveStar Talent Creates Your Future

Today’s economy does not allow for mediocrity. If companies don’t have the best people delivering their products and services, their competition will. Peter Drucker pointed out decades ago that the ability to make good decisions regarding people represents one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage because very few organizations excel in this arena. Now, more than ever, the single most important driver of organizational performance is talent—but not just any talent—stars. Only those organizations that comb the planet for the experts, prodigies, and geniuses can hope to lead their industries into the future. Average and ordinary simply won’t be enough—but neither will high potentials. ...