Chapter 53The Global State of Talent Management

David C. Forman, Chief Learning OfficerHuman Capital Institute“The key factor in the global economy is no longer goods, services or flows of capital, but the competition for people.”

Richard Florida

“Work flows to the places where it will be done best—that is, the most efficiently and with the highest quality.”

Sam Palmisano, IBM

“Intel goes where the IQ is.”

“The jobs are going to go where the best educated workforce is with the most competitive infrastructure and environment for creativity and supportive government. It is inevitable. And by definition, those people will have the best standard of living. These may or may not be the countries who led the Industrial Revolution.”

John Chambers, ...

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