The war for talents, a false good idea

The war for talents, a false good idea

COMPANIES DO NOT OWN THEIR TALENTS

In a society with an inverted demographic pyramid, accelerating technology and where the younger generations (and more) are profoundly changing their relationship to work, the shortage and obsolescence of talent is a major concern for many companies. Poorly armed, the latter have seized on the notion of the talent war at lightning speed to better protect their territory.

How about a change of strategy? As with other types of resources, resource pooling and the sharing economy are proving to be genuine strategies for building a resilient, progressive economy that creates value for all parties.

So why do Human Resources continue to focus on the ownership of talent rather than on accessing and mutualizing it?

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