Carolyn Carlson is the President of StangerCarlson. She is a results-oriented consultant who specializes in designing and implementing business and people strategies for services firms, particularly accounting and advisory firms. She brings more than 25 years of personal experience guiding organizations and individuals to take actions that drive strong business results, leveraging her own leadership experience at major services firms.
Before you can deploy effective talent programs, processes, and practices there must be a common understanding of the definition of talent. Talent can mean different things to different leaders within your organization. Recently, I was engaged with an expert team discussing a client’s desire to use talent as a source of competitive advantage. The executive…