Talent development for top leaders: three HR initiatives for competitive advantage

This paper provides guidelines for how leaders can use human resource department capabilities to improve organizational performance and related outcomes.

To develop these guidelines, existing best practices were examined and distilled into concise recommendations for organizational leaders.

Examination of best practices indicated three human resource areas for quality improvement in organizational outcomes: talent inventories, workforce planning and training/development processes.

This paper draws together multiple sources to provide ways for top leaders to better utilize existing human resource practices for improved workplace outcomes and strategic enhancements.