PREFACE

A few years ago, we started talking every Wednesday—two executives, two former recruiters—just talking for an hour, an hour and a half, with no agenda, because we share many of the same values and are passionate about what we do. During these discussions, we kept coming back to the same topics: the changing employment landscape and innovative ways that organizations are responding to build their talent capital. After a while, we decided: Someone needs to go out and say some of these things, because it's time. These ideas are so important that they should be shared with a broader audience.

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