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CEOs Rank Talent Management Challenges Higher Than Financial Objectives

October 31, 2008 /

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A recent “Pulse on Leaders” study by Personnel Decisions International (PDI) analyzed data on a group of CEOs to find out what keeps them up at night. When asked what business challenges they need to address, the top three responses were achieving top-line growth, talent management and meeting financial objectives.

“It’s a very telling indication of how crucial talent management issues are to company success when CEOs mention talent management challenges over the challenge of meeting financial objectives,” said Brian Davis, Ph.D., executive vice president at PDI. “In the current business environment, talent is the most important asset for organizations, and company leaders recognize how essential addressing talent management issues are to the overall performance and success of the business.”

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