The nine capabilities of the new agenda

These three basic tenets pose a real challenge for organizations to develop the organizational and managerial competencies capable of acknowledging and nurturing people.

The capabilities of the first tenet: we operate in time

Balancing the short term with the longer term is at the heart of acknowledging that people, and the knowledge and inspiration they bring to an organization, are a key source of building and sustaining competitive advantage. The creation of human potential spans decades, and we engage in this by having a memory of the past and the future, and attitudes and characteristics that remain remarkably stable over time.

Putting people at the centre demands a view of the future and an ability ...

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