- Identify the thought leaders in your industry and then formulate a plan to attract them or those like them.
- Tie your talent decisions to your strategy by identifying the changes that you will we make to your company in the next five years that will necessitate a different kind or level of talent than you currently have.
- Pinpoint the changes to the industry or market that will require a different kind of talent in your organization.
- Ask yourselves what winning-move changes your competitors could make to their talent pool that would put you in jeopardy.
- Develop an ongoing plan of constant improvement to make your company one of the best places to work.
- Get the word out that you are the best place to work in your industry.
- Encourage senior leaders to build their personal brands in your industry so that people will decide to work for them, not just the organization.